Mauritania: return to military rule
06/08/2008
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Mauritania opposition party ignores new protest ban
05/10/2008
Mauritanian opposition National Front for Defence of Democracy decided to stage a protest Sunday (October 5th), despite a new ban on all demonstratio......
Mauritania to ban anti-junta protests
02/10/2008
The Mauritanian government plans to ban all protests, Prime Minister Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf told Radio France Internationale on Tuesday (Septem......
Mauritania's High Court names president
30/09/2008
Mauritania's High Court of Justice named Nouakchott lawyer Sidi Mohamed Ould Maham as its first president on Monday (September 29th), Journal Tahalil......
Mauritania, EU pursue fishing agreement
30/09/2008
The European Union is set to make the first payment to Mauritania for a fishing deal delayed by the August 6th military coup, EU Fisheries Commission......
Future uncertain for EU-Mauritania fisheries agreement
28/09/2008
A fisheries agreement between the EU and Mauritania could be terminated if the EU does not respond in the next three weeks to a non-payment notice se......
Mauritanian parliament adopts election plans
15/09/2008
Plans adopted by the Mauritanian parliament on Sunday (September 14th) to hold presidential elections in 12-14 months may render the ruling military......
Mauritania could face EU measures
11/09/2008
The European Union sent a warning on Wednesday (September 10th) to Mauritania's ruling military junta that it could take measures against the country......
Arab League seeks consensus with African Union over Mauritania coup
09/09/2008
The Arab League is seeking to reach a consensus with the African Union to resolve the current crisis in Mauritania, Secretary-General Amr Moussa said......
Arab League foreign ministers to discuss Mauritania
08/09/2008
The situation in Mauritania is one of the key items on the agenda at a special meeting of Arab League Foreign Ministers Monday (September 8th) in Cai......
Mauritanian junta's prime minister to launch political debate
07/09/2008
Mauritania's military-appointed prime minister, Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, will launch a political debate on the country's electoral process and a......
AU, UN, Arab League seek Mauritanian stability, deposed leaders' freedom
05/09/2008
The African Union (AU) Commission, the UN and the Arab League agreed Thursday (September 4th) in Addis Ababa to work together for the restoration of......
Mauritanian expats launch counter-coup campaign
04/09/2008
Mauritanian academics in Europe and the United States have launched an initiative to reverse the August 6th coup and restore constitutional legality,......
Mauritania to try deposed president on multiple charges
03/09/2008
Mauritania plans to try recently ousted President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdellahi on a number of charges, including corruption, diverting public funds and......
Mauritanian junta leaders form new cabinet
02/09/2008
The leaders of Mauritania's August 6th coup d'état announced a new cabinet on Monday, despite continued opposition both at home and abroad to President Abdellahi's removal from power....
Mauritanian junta announces new government
01/09/2008
Mauritanian ruling military junta leader General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz announced the formation of a 22-minister government on Monday (September 1st......
Mauritanian coup leader may release Abdallahi
31/08/2008
African Union Commission chief Jean Ping said Mauritanian military junta leader General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is "committed" to releasing ousted Pr......
Mauritanian opposition decries post-coup financial sanctions
29/08/2008
Mauritanian political parties opposed to the August 6th military coup held a press conference on Thursday (August 28th) to welcome international supp......
Mauritanian political leaders press junta chief for election timetable
27/08/2008
Three Mauritanian political parties, including the Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD), announced Tuesday (August 26th) in Nouakchott that they will not......
AU Commission chief urges Mauritanian junta to restore democracy
26/08/2008
African Union Commission chief Jean Ping met with the leader of Mauritania's ruling military junta on Monday (August 25th) in Nouakchott to discuss A......
AU Commission chief visits Mauritania to seek president, PM's release
25/08/2008
African Union Commission President Jean Ping will be in Mauritania on Monday (August 25th) to press the ruling military junta to release Prime Minist......
Mauritanian Prime Minister El Waghef under house arrest
24/08/2008
Mauritanian Prime Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef was rearrested by General Abdel Aziz's military junta on Thursday (August 21st) in Nouadhibou a......
Former Mauritanian prime minister re-arrested
22/08/2008
Days after being released from custody by Mauritania's new military leaders, former Prime Minister Ahmed Yahya Ould El Waghev was arrested Thursday (......
UN Security Council denounces military coup in Mauritania
20/08/2008
The UN Security Council on Tuesday (August 19th) "condemn[ed] the Mauritanian military's overthrow of the democratically-elected government of Maurit......
Mauritania's coup leader pledges to preserve democracy
18/08/2008
In a broadcast address Sunday (August 17th), Mauritanian military junta leader Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz called the democratic system his country's "mos......
Mauritanian deputies move to reinstate Abdellahi
17/08/2008
A group of 19 Mauritanian legislators--16 deputies and 3 senators—plans to start a movement to return democratically-elected president Sidi Ould Chei......
Mauritanian junta appoints prime minister
15/08/2008
Former Mauritanian ambassador to Belgium and the EU Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf was named prime minister Thursday (August 14th) by Mauritania's ruli......
Mauritanian politicians back coup; Bouteflika declines meeting with junta envoy
14/08/2008
More than two-thirds of Mauritania's parliamentarians signed a declaration Wednesday (August 13th) backing the military junta responsible for last we......
Mauritanian junta assumes presidential powers amid opposition
13/08/2008
The military council that claims authority in Mauritania announced on Tuesday that General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz assumed the powers of deposed President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdellahi....
Al-Qaeda calls for holy war in Mauritania
12/08/2008
In the wake of Mauritania's post-coup political instability, al-Qaeda Organisation in the Islamic Maghreb is calling for a holy war and Islamic rule,......
AU, UN delegations seek solution to Mauritanian political crisis
11/08/2008
Representatives from the AU, the United Nations and the Arab League met Sunday (August 10th) in Nouakchott for the first of several planned discussio......
Tunisian public opinion divided over Mauritanian coup
11/08/2008
The Mauritanian military's recent takeover of the state has raised questions about democratic transition in Tunisia....
African Union suspends Mauritania
10/08/2008
The African Union has suspended Mauritania's membership following last Wednesday's coup against President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdellahi's govern......
Coup in Mauritania spurs demonstrations, condemnation abroad
08/08/2008
The military council that seized power in Mauritania issued a statement a day after the coup promising a swift transition back to democratic government. Mauritanian opinion is divided amid internatio...
Mauritanian coup leaders promise free elections
07/08/2008
The military junta behind Mauritania's bloodless coup issued a statement on Thursday (August 7th) promising to hold free and transparent elections "a......
Mauritanian President Abdellahi ousted in military coup
06/08/2008
A military coup led by General Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz has ousted Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdellahi from power and created a Council of State to govern the country. Mauritanians...
Mauritanian president, officials seized in military coup
06/08/2008
In an apparent coup d’etat Wednesday (August 5th), Mauritanian troops seized President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, the prime minister and the in......
Mauritanian lawmakers resign from ruling party
05/08/2008
Half of the Mauritanian parliament resigned from the ruling National Pact for Democracy and Development (PNDD) party on Monday (August 4th), internat......
Mauritanian deputies threaten to resign
04/08/2008
Dozens of Mauritanian deputies and senators from the ruling National Pact for Development and Democracy (PNDD-ADIL) party said they will resign on Mo......
Mauritanian government rules out request to convene Parliament
01/08/2008
The request by some 50 Mauritanian deputies to convene an extraordinary session of Parliament was rejected by the government because it failed to com......
Three MPs leave Mauritania's ruling party
31/07/2008
Three Mauritanian MPs announced their decision to leave the ruling National Pact for Democracy and Development party (PNDD-ADHIL), PANA reported on T......
Mauritanian president threatens to dissolve parliament
30/07/2008
Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi may dissolve the National Assembly if deputies continue "blocking" the actions of the govern......
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