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Mauritania leads in a tough neighbourhood
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSummary: 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 Categories Arab Digest EmailA 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 Categories Arab Digest EmailWith 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 Categories Arab Digest EmailGhazouani 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 Categories Arab Digest EmailMorocco’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 Categories Arab Digest EmailLocust 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 Categories Arab Digest EmailWestern 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 Categories Arab Digest EmailMBS 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 Categories Arab Digest EmailHuge decline since 1990 in FGM in Africa where it is most prevalent. Information about the Middle East remains scanty.