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Articles tagged: ‘Mauritania’

Hey Europe! The Maghreb Matters

Posted on 12 February 2021Author Hugh MilesCategories PodcastsTags Algeria, Chad, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sahara, Sahel, Syria, Tunisia, Western Sahara

Arab Digest · Hey Europe! The Maghreb Matters

Mauritania leads in a tough neighbourhood

Posted on 2 February 20212 February 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Covid-19, France, G5 Sahel, Mauritania

Summary:  Mauritania is hopeful that its leading role will take G5 Sahel to prosperity but the road to get there is strewn with economic, environmental and security challenges.

The new generation of Arab photographers

Posted on 18 January 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

A new generation reclaims and redefines the way they see themselves and their world and in the process give the world images that challenge and refute traditional tropes and stereotypes.

Mauritania: a fading promise and an uncertain future

Posted on 29 September 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Covid-19, Mauritania, UAE, USA

With the promise of offshore gas resource wealth in jeopardy and the pressure on to recognise Israel, Mauritania faces a challenging time.

Mauritania elects a president

Posted on 24 June 201924 June 2019Author Oliver MilesCategories Arab Digest EmailTags France, IS, Mauritania

Ghazouani peacefully elected as president of Mauritania in place of Abdel Aziz – no change. Economy doing well.

Resources and boundaries on the Arab world’s Atlantic periphery

Posted on 6 June 20196 June 2019Author Oliver MilesCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Europe, Mauritania, Morocco, Russia, Western Sahara

Morocco’s right to exploit the resources of the Western Sahara is contested by Polisario and its supporters. Elsewhere on the Atlantic littoral, Mauritania has cooperated successfully with Senegal over shared water and gas resources.

Locusts

Posted on 20 February 2019Author Oliver MilesCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Mauritania, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, UAE

Locust swarms around the Red Sea and across Arabia may cause serious harm depending on the next three months.

Western Sahara: talks in Geneva

Posted on 12 December 2018Author Oliver MilesCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco, Western Sahara

Western Sara – UN succeeds in bringing all the stakeholders in this ancient problem together. Algeria and Morocco bad neighbours. Talks to resume in 2019.

MBS’s tour – pluses and minuses

Posted on 5 December 2018Author Oliver MilesCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, USA

MBS visited six Arab states before and after the G20. Proof of confidence he is under no threat at home. Governments toe the line of friendship, with some rewards. Problems in the Maghreb.

FGM: progress in Africa

Posted on 13 November 2018Author Oliver MilesCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Mauritania, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, UAE, Yemen

Huge decline since 1990 in FGM in Africa where it is most prevalent. Information about the Middle East remains scanty.

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