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Mauritania moves to put ousted president on trial

wtop.com     02-Sep-2008   7 related          

By AHMED MOHAMED Associated Press Writer NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) - Mauritanian legislators selected eight colleagues Tuesday to serve as a High Court that will try the recently ousted president, standing by the new...                    

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yahoo.com: Thousands of people take part in a march to support the military junta in Nouakchott, Mauritania in August. Mauritania's junta in power since an August 6 coup d'etat announced early Monday the yahoo.com

Mauritanian junta unveils cabinet after coup

reuters.com     01-Sep-2008   9 related          

By Hachem Sidi Salem and Gabriela Matthews NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Mauritania's military rulers, facing criticism at home and abroad of their August 6 coup, unveiled a new government on Monday nearly a month after taking...                    

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Former military ruler back in Mauritania after coup

alertnet.org     31-Aug-2008   1 related          

By Hachem Sidi Salem and Gabriela Matthews NOUAKCHOTT, Aug 31 (Reuters) - A former military ruler of Mauritania, who handed over power to an elected civilian president in 2007, has returned to the Saharan Islamic state...                    

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Mauritanian coup leader ready to free president: AU (AFP)

yahoo.com     30-Aug-2008   2 related          

ADDIS ABABA (AFP) - The African Union (AU) has received a "commitment" from the leader of a military coup in Mauritania to free the country's president, according to a statement received Saturday. AU Commission chief Jean...                    

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Vodafone confident of winning control of Vodacom

ft.com     29-Aug-2008   2 related          

By Andrew Parker inLondon, Tom Burgis in Luanda and Matthew Green in Nouakchott Vodafone was confident on Friday that it could finalise a deal to win control of Vodacom, South Africa’s largest mobile phone operator, after...                    

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France threatens to impose sanctions on Mauritanian coup leaders

people.com.cn     29-Aug-2008   4 related          

France has threatened to impose sanctions on the Mauritanian military leaders of the Aug. 6 coup which ousted President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi. "France notes that President Abdallahi has not been released and...                    

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Austrian far right want bracelets for asylum seekers

turkishdailynews.com.tr     29-Aug-2008          

only available in modern browsers."); } } Austrian far right want bracelets for asylum seekers Austrian far right want bracelets for asylum seekers An Austrian far-right politician, Jörg Haider, called for criminals to...                    

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AU chief demands restoration of constitutional order in Mauritania

people.com.cn     26-Aug-2008   4 related          

The chief of the African Union (AU) Commission Monday urged Mauritania's coup leader to restore constitutional order in the country, said reports reaching here from Nouakchott. Jean Ping, Chairman of the Commission of...                    

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AU Seeks Return to Democracy in Mauritania

peacelink.org     26-Aug-2008          

26 August 2008 - News From Africa The African Union (AU) has began actively seeking the reinstatement of democratic rule in Mauritania, weeks after the government was overthrown in a military coup. AU Commission Chairman...                    

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Mauritania: Authorities Repress Trade Union Rally

scoop.co.nz     25-Aug-2008          

The ITUC expressed its deep concern at the repression used by the Mauritanian security forces on 19 August to break up a trade union rally held in protest at the military coup of 6 August overthrowing President Sidi Ould...                    

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