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Mauritania
Last Updated     07/02/2010    17:26:00
Mauritanian opposition denounces political climate
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian opposition Union of Progressive Forces (UFP) has denounced what it termed as "the unhealthy political climate" in the country, including numerous financial scandals within the government.    02/03/2004   full text...
Japan writes off part of Mauritania's debt
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Japanese government has written off 7.96 billion yen (18 billion ougiyas) of Mauritania debt, an official source in the capital told PANA Tuesday.    02/03/2004   full text...
Nouakchott fuel stations run dry
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A fuel supply crisis that has rocked Nouakchott for the last few days continued Sunday with all gas stations reporting shortages of gas despite assurances given by the Water and Energy Ministry.    29/02/2004   full text...
Mauritania issues alert for locust threat
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania has warned that locusts have infested 500,000 hectares of its land, adding that the invasion was a major threat to the country's farming and grazing grounds.    29/02/2004   full text...
Fuel scarcity hits Nouakchott
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - In a showdown with the authorities, filling stations stopped operating here Saturday, after the government alleged that distributors were hoarding fuel to create an artificial shortage and push up prices.    29/02/2004   full text...
Mauritania needs US$6 million to combat grasshopper menace
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's Rural Development and Environment Ministry has appealed for international support to stem a devastating grasshopper invasion, which the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says could cost six million dollars to combat.    27/02/2004   full text...
Mauritanian dailies play up senatorial polls
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The attitude of the Mauritanian opposition vis-à-vis elections billed for 9 April to renew a third of the Senate was the main issue highlighted this week by the local press.    27/02/2004   full text...
Mauritania signs $1 million pact to fight diseases
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government and the UNDP Thursday signed a 300-million Ouguiya (about $1 million) financing agreement to fight diseases AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.    26/02/2004   full text...
Mauritania identifies with Morocco over earthquake
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government Thursday sent an emergency aid to Morocco following the earthquake, which hit the northeastern part of that kingdom on Tuesday, official sources said.    26/02/2004   full text...
Nouakchott university students end strike
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Students at the University of Nouakchott have called off a strike they launched more than a week ago to press for better learning conditions, the unrecognised National Union of Mauritanian Students (UNEM) announced here Thursday.    26/02/2004   full text...
Ould Taya calls for higher cereal output
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya has called for an increase in cereal production to meet local consumption.    26/02/2004   full text...
Mauritania govt recalls retired teachers
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian ministry of National Education has recruited 300 teachers and recalled several more already on retirement, to meet up with reforms dating back to 1999 only just being implemented.    26/02/2004   full text...
Suspected embezzlers released on bail in Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Two Mauritanians arrested last week for allegedly embezzling one million US dollars from the Rural Development and Environment Ministry (MDRE) were freed on bail, judicial sources said here on Wednesday.    25/02/2004   full text...
Taya condoles King Mohamed over Morocco quake
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya has sent a message of condolences to King Mohamed VI over the earthquake that rocked the Moroccan province of El- Housseima on Monday, the national news agency reported Wednesday.    25/02/2004   full text...
Air Mauritania to expand flight routes
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - After leasing a new Boeing 737- 700 that was unveiled here Tuesday, Air Mauritania announced it would open Nouakchott-Ouagadougou, Nouakchott-Lome and Dakar-Bamako routes by April.    24/02/2004   full text...
British Group buys out Hardman Resources in Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A British energy consortium, the BG-Group has bought the assets of Mauritania Holdings BV, a subsidiary of Hardman Resources for 132 million dollars, official sources confirmed here Tuesday.    24/02/2004   full text...
EU finances road construction in Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has granted Mauritania 45 million euros to construct a 110-km road linking Rosso, capital of the Trarza region, to Lexeiba, an official source told PANA Tuesday.    24/02/2004   full text...
Mauritanian parties submit names for senate seats
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian political parties have 15 days with effect from Monday to submit lists of their candidates to the Constitutional Council ahead of the 9 April senate elections, official sources said Monday.    23/02/2004   full text...
US defence delegations visits Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya on Monday received in Nouakchott a delegation from the US defence ministry led by under-secretary of state, Theresa Wahalene, official sources told PANA.    23/02/2004   full text...
Expert cites environmental risks of oil exploration
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Dr. Luc Lofman, Director of the International Foundation of Banc d'Arguin (FIBA), has drawn attention to the environmental hazards of "oil exploration and tapping in Mauritania." "Oil exploration is very interesting and very welcome in Mauritania, but it also involves risks," Lofman warned at the end of his audience with Mauritanian President Maaouya Ould Sid' Ahmed Taya.    22/02/2004   full text...
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