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Sahel: Government reshuffle in MauritaniaF

Nouakchott, Aug 6, 2020 - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani on Thursday carried out a government reshuffle and replaced his prime minister, a day after prosecutors received a key report on the dealings of former head of state Mohamed Ould Abdel...
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Sahel: Some 40 migrants perish off the coast of MauritaniaF

Nouakchott, Aug 6, 2020 - About 40 people are feared dead after a migrant vessel sank off the coast of Mauritania, the UN refugee agency said on Thursday. In a tweet, the agency's special envoy for the central Mediterranean, Vincent Cochetel, said one person from the...
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Sahel to get $285 million of Covid-19 aid from AfDBF

The African Development Bank said Thursday it would provide $285 million in aid to Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Chad to help them fight the coronavirus pandemic. The aid was being provided within the framework of a $10-billion COVID-19 response facility...
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Mauritania: Former President snubs parliament hearing on oil revenuesF

Nouakchott, July 9, 2020  - Mauritania's former president on Thursday skipped a parliamentary hearing examining his management of oil revenues while in office, a spokesman said, adding that he is "not above the law". Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, the West African state's...
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