Tag Archives: famine
Why has @WFP chopped #Nigeria #Sudan and #Eritrea…
Why has @WFP chopped #Nigeria #Sudan and #Eritrea off the #Sahel? #LastYearsTargets Wikipedia: “The Sahel covers most parts of the territory of (from west to east) Senegal, southern Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, southern Algeria, Niger, northern Nigeria, Chad, northern Cameroon, Sudan (including Darfur and the southern part of Sudan), and Eritrea.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahel WFP: “Hunger is […]
#Mauritania: Sidetracks, diversions and unmade roads
Representatives of the thousands of unemployed graduates in Mauritania stormed the grounds of the presidential palace on Sunday, refusing to leave. Furthermore, they said Aziz would not be allowed to exit the building until their demands were met. Bold words, but Aziz was still able to hold meetings and give a press interview. Thanks to […]
Mauritania: A Country Without A Government
When Aziz orchestrated the August 2008 coup that enabled him to take the presidency, big backers like the African Union and the US were furious and froze all non-humanitarian funding and applied sanctions, while the French government condemned the act. Later, without sending their own observers (and presumably with much encouragement from France, which did a […]
News and Updates 1 March 2012
Last Hope The 400km ”March of Last Hope” by activists from Nouadhibou to Nouakchott, Mauritania has started on schedule, joined by trade unionists, teachers, businessmen and other citizens. As happened last year in Nouakchott with the February 25 Movement, fake flyers using the group’s logo were being circulated in Nouadhibou by regime supporters trying to undermine […]
#Mauritanie L’insécurité alimentaire 3x plus sévère qu’en 2010…
#Mauritanie – L’insécurité alimentaire 3x plus sévère qu’en 2010 (PAM) http://snup.us/r30
