Daily Archives: April 17, 2012
Mauritania Water Uprising?
Reblogged from Dekhnstan: “Give us water or we will take you down” was the unceremonious welcoming General Aziz got today in Magta Lahjar (Brakna Province.) What was supposed to be another on-demand carnival tour of the Brakna province by Aziz’s loyalists, ended up with the strongman reduced to delivering a short speech on top of […]
#Mauritania’s Protest Movements
Mauritania is experiencing a vibrant protest movement touching many sectors of political and civil society. Each day seems to bring fresh reports of demonstrations or rallies, sit-ins or gatherings. A member of the 22 states that make up the Arab League, with a complex mix of issues stemming from political, social and financial inequality, Mauritania was naturally caught up in the wave of uprisings that have swept across the region since 2010.
#Panama: Dan Rather Reports, “A Panamanian Passageway”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1XHQ5uQwXM
U.S officials are concerned Panama is becoming a major drug transiting point. Dan Rather Reports airs Tuesdays at 8pm ET on HDNet. A Panamanian Passageway airs April 17, 2012.
#Mali: Algerian #AQIM leader is new governor of Timbuctu, Azawad
Lars Klove for The New York Times
