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WAFU Nations Cup 2017: Nigeria’s Super Eagles set to Renew Rivalry with Ghanaian Black Stars

Kunle Atiba — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 09:00:07 +0000

In the upcoming West African Football Union (WAFU) Nations Cup, the Nigerian Super Eagles are all set to renew rivalry with the Black Stars of Ghana . The Draw Ceremony for the tournament meant for senior national teams in the sub–region took place at the Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra on Thursday. The competition has been [...]

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Nine West African Countries Exceed Ambitious Family Planning Goal in 2015

Ade Adewale — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 17:45:57 +0000

Ministers of Health from West African countries will be gathering in Senegal to Shape New 2016-2020 Agenda for Expanded Voluntary Family Planning in the Region. [DAKAR, Senegal, 11 December 2015] At a convening of ministers of health from nine West African countries, the Ouagadougou Partnership – a regional partnership to expand voluntary family planning – [...]

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Mauritania upholds conviction of anti-slave activists

AMA — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 06:17:08 +0000

By Al Jazeera A Mauritanian court has upheld a two-year prison sentence against three anti-slavery activists who were arrested during a protest against bondage in the west African nation. In an open letter from prison published on Wednesday, one of the accused, Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid, vowed to continue his fight against slavery and [...]

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Rural exodus disrupts social order in Mauritania

ARIN News — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 11:42:15 +0000

MEZEIN TERCHITT/NOUAKCHOTT, 16 January 2014 (IRIN) – For decades in the Sahel, working-age men have left their rural villages to find work in regional towns or capital cities, returning to plant or harvest crops when possible. Mauritania is no exception, but the phenomenon is particularly pronounced here, say several aid agencies, with village after village [...]

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Mauritania to set up slavery tribunal: state media

Adewale A. — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:24:47 +0000

Mauritania is to set up a special tribunal to prosecute suspects accused of involvement in slavery, state media said on Tuesday, in a bid to eradicate the trade in the west African state. A judicial committee chaired by President Mohamed Ould Abdel…

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Media Delegation from Algeria and Mauritania Wraps up Visit to AFRICOM

apofeed — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 23:05:04 +0000

STUTTGART, Germany, December 16, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A media delegation from Algeria and Mauritania wrapped up a five-day visit to U.S. Africa Command, Friday, December 13, 2013. While at the Stuttgart, Germany-based combatant command, the 13 journalists received in-depth briefings on how AFRICOM operates. On the first day of their visit, the delegation [...]

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