Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Mauritania has launched a border security exercise with NATO allies. Officials said Mauritania launched a military exercise on Feb. 19 near the border with war-torn Mali. They said the exercise, dubbed Flintlock-2013, included 20 countries including Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the United States. “This is a multinational military exercise [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — On Oct. 29, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Algiers and urged President Abdul Aziz Bouteflika to cooperate in the counter-insurgency campaign in Mali. “We have an awful lot at stake here, and an awful lot of common interests,” a senior U.S. official who accompanied Ms. Clinton told a [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Mauritania’s president was shot and injured in an incident that could spark massive unrest. Mauritania President Mohammed Ould Abdul Aziz was shot and injured on Oct. 13 when somebody opened fire toward his convoy near Nouakchott. Officials said Abdul Aziz was shot by a military patrol as he was returning [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Mauritania, a major ally of France, has been the latest North African country to struggle with massive unrest. The regime of President Mohammed Ould Abdul Aziz has been faced with a growing protest movement in Mauritania. The protests have been organized by Muslim Brotherhood-aligned groups, including Tewasoul. The Islamic opposition [...]
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