Mauritania Archives - Page 2 of 4

FGM: progress in Africa

13 November 2018Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailDjibouti, 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.

Mauritania: elections

27 August 2018Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailFrance, Mauritania

Parliamentary elections on 1 September, presidentials next year. No change likely. Slavery still an issue. Offshore gas prospects. Security in the Sahel.

Mauritania

30 April 2018Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailFrance, Mauritania, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

moves against slavery; the Sahel; the Qatar vs. four dispute and a strange report from DC.

Agriculture in the Arab world: still important after all these millennia

25 April 201825 April 2018Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailEgypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia

Despite some decline in its relative contribution to Arab economies, agriculture remains important in both economic and social terms. Improved management, less bureaucracy and better access to markets could make it more so.

The Arab League in decline

19 March 2018Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailEgypt, Israel, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia

Arab League summit due this month in Riyadh, postponed till next month. Is it on the way out?

Sahel force: France obtains Saudi and UAE support

15 December 2017Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailAlgeria, Egypt, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, USA

Saudi and UAE money for Sahel force with troops from five sub-Saharan states backed by the UN with French leadership to fight jihadists in the Sahara.

Libya: the Qadhafi family

14 June 2017Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailAlgeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia

Little sign of Qadhafi loyalism since 2011, but Libya may be reduced to clutching at straws. Where is the family now?

FGM in the Arab world

9 February 2017Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailDjibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kurds, Kuwait, Mauritania, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, UAE

Worldwide campaign against Female Genital Mutilation. More information about FGM in the non-African Arab world as well as in Africa.

Morocco rejoins the African Union but the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic stays

1 February 2017Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailAlgeria, Mauritania, Morocco, Western Sahara

Morocco’s re-admission to the African Union (AU) 33 years since it withdrew in protest at the recognition of the SADR is the culmination of a major effort to build relationships across the continent. And it’s mainly about outflanking Algeria on the Western Sahara.

Morocco: elections in October: King denounces extremism

30 August 2016Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailAlgeria, election, Mauritania, Morocco, Western Sahara

Moroccan elections next month – the Islamist-led coalition faces a serious challenge. King Muhammed denounces those who kill in the name of jihad, “lying to Allah and His Messenger”.