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21/03/2013 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Mali: Tuareg take refuge in neighbouring Mauritania

Every day, refugees from Mali flee across the border to Mauritania. We get the latest from a camp that is now home to 75,000 people. Next, an African warlord wanted for crimes against humanity turns himself in. Bosco Ntaganda is a former head of the infamous M23 rebels operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

12/01/2013 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Tunisia: Two years after the Jasmine revolution

Two years after Tunisian revolutionaries succeeded in bringing about regime change, many in the birthplace of the uprising are now wondering whether the bloody struggle was worth it. Also, the leader that they ousted may be gone but he is far from forgotten. Tunisian officials are still doing what they can to get their hands on the exiled Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.

04/01/2013 - ENVIRONMENT

Could 2013 spell the end for plastic bags?

Mali and Mauritania became the latest African countries to ban plastic bags this week in what appears to be an increasingly popular environmental gesture. Could we soon see an end to plastic bags, and if so, what will replace them?

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15/10/2012 - MAURITANIA

Mauritanian president in Paris after 'accidental' shooting

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz arrived for medical treatment at a military hospital on the outskirts of Paris Sunday after being "accidentally" shot by the army in what officials say was a case of mistaken identity.

13/09/2012 - THE WEEK IN AFRICA

Targeting Somalia's newly elected president

Just two days after taking office, Somalia's new president narrowly escapes assassination. Next, in Zimbabwe, over 10% of the population will need food aid this year. We find out why the agricultural sector has gone from boom to bust in what was once known as the breadbasket of Africa. Finally, pop star Youssou N'Dour uses his status as culture minister to keep Senegal's struggling film industry alive.

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10/09/2012 - Mauritania

Mauritania denounces 'barbaric massacre' by Mali troops

Mauritania demanded Monday to be part of investigations into the killing of 16 Muslim preachers by Malian army troops over the weekend, describing the murder as "a barbaric act carried out in cold blood".

09/09/2012 - FRANCE

New video of French hostages held by al Qaeda

A Mauritanian news website released new video Saturday showing four of six French hostages held by al Qaeda's branch in North Africa asking for a new round of negotiations to secure their release. The six men were abducted in Niger in September 2010.

07/09/2012 - THE INTERVIEW

Mustafa Abushagur, Libyan Interim Deputy Prime Minister

This week, Mauritania handed over Gaddafi's former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi to the Libyan authorities. This came despite the fact that both France and the ICC were also demanding Senussi’s extradition. Mustafa Abushagur, Libyan Interim Deputy Prime Minister, discusses the circumstances surrounding Senussi’s extradition and his trial in Libya.

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06/09/2012 - LIBYA

Ex-Gaddafi spy chief faces interrogation over Lockerbie

Abdullah al-Senussi, the Gaddafi regime's former intelligence chief, is in custody in Tripoli after being extradited from Mauritania and will be tried in Libya for his role in the Lockerbie bombing and other atrocities, Libya’s PM said Wednesday.

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05/09/2012 - LIBYA

Mauritania extradites ex-Gaddafi spy chief to Libya

Mauritania's government has handed over Abdullah al-Senussi, the Gaddafi regime's former intelligence chief, to Libya nearly five months after he was arrested for entering the country illegally, state TV reported Wednesday.

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