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View Post: Force-feeding in Mauritania
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View Blog: Download MP3 Marco Werman speaks with Abigail Haworth, Senior International editor for the US edition of Marie Claire magazine. She reported on the practice of force-feeding young girls in Mauritania, a country where big is considered

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View Post: Mauritania - The Government of Mauritania and the World Bank Sign ...
17 Jul 2008
Nouakchott, July 1, 2008 – The International Development Association (IDA) has provided a US$5 million credit for the Business Environment Enhancement Project in Mauritania. The agreement was signed on behalf of the Government of ...
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View Post: Spain Helping Mauritania Slow Illegal Immigration
24 Nov 2009 by jonjayray  
Spain is helping Mauritania fight the illegal immigration of Africans trying to reach Europe. The number of those trying the dangerous ocean crossing are down, but many young Africans remain determined to make the trip. ...
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View Post: Finca Mauritania Project « peregrine espresso
17 Nov 2009 by peregrineespresso  
In order to support that natural environment, we've joined with Aida and Counter Culture Coffee in a reforestation initiative aimed at protecting the soil, water, and biodiversity of Finca Mauritania. Tree planting offers myriad ...
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View Post: Mauritania – Ken Rubenstein
23 Nov 2009 by Phil Bebbington  
I was contacted by Ken a while back, who liked my videos and asked if I fancied playing with one of his. We have had, well, we are still having a few technical difficulties, but I have been desperate to share his work with you. ...
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View Post: AfricaNews - Mauritania: Central Bank governor to return stolen ...
17 Nov 2009 by dummy@example.com (KingsleyKobo)  
A former Central Bank governor of Mauritania has been ordered to return 95 million U. S. dollars stolen between 2001 and 2002, police sources said on Monday. Sid'Elmoctar Ould Nagi is suspected of fraud in which the money was ...
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View Post: Land cover of Mauritania - Globcover Regional
23 Nov 2009
This land cover data set is derived from the original raster based Globcover regional (Africa) archive. It has been post-processed to generate a vector version at national extent with the LCCS regional legend (46 classes). ...
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View Post: Earth Snapshot • Mauritania's Coastal Zone and Ras Nouadhibou ...
12 Nov 2009 by EOsnap  
The Coastal Zone, or Sub-Canarian Zone, extends the length of Mauritania's approximately 754-kilometer-long Atlantic shoreline. Prevailing oceanic trade winds from the Canary Islands modify the influence of the harmattan, ...
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