Ministers from Algeria, Mauritania and Niger clashed Sunday over whether to seek dialogue or confrontation with rebels in neighbouring Mali, as Tuareg and Islamist militants tightened their hold on the north of the country.
A Libyan official said Tuesday Mauritania had agreed to extradite Muammar Gaddafi’s former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi (pictured), who is wanted by France, Libya and the ICC. A Mauritanian source only said it was “almost a done deal”.
France, Libya and the International Criminal Court are in a three-way tussle for the extradition of Muammar Gaddafi’s former intelligence chief, Abdullah al-Senussi (pictured), who was arrested in Mauritania on Saturday.
Half a century after the signing of the Evian Accords that led to Algerian independence from France, both countries are still sensitive about the war that came before the treaty. Next, the rise of political Islam in Tunisia sparks conflict at a renowned leftist university not far from the capital, Tunis. Finally, a new generation of artists has entered the spotlight as they share their vision of the Arab spring with the world.
Mauritanian authorities arrested former Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi in Nouakchott on Saturday, the state news agency reported. He is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against humanity.
In Libya, residents of the town of Tawergha, perceived as having been Gaddafi supporters, make tentative plans to return. Also, a Mauritanian news agencies links to al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb are questioned. And finally we take a look back on the last 12 months.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is getting stronger by the day. The organisation has got its hands on the weapons that disappeared from Colonel Gaddafi’s arsenals. To try to stop this, Mauritania has created special anti-terrorist units. We followed one of them in a prohibited area of the Sahara desert.
The Mauritanian military said Thursday its aircraft had carried out air strikes just across the border with Mali to prevent a planned attack by militants linked to the al Qaeda terrorist network.
In Mauritania, water has become a luxury. In recent years, the many droughts have even forced Mauritanians to leave the country. But in Bellawack, a small fishing village 60 km from Nouakchott, they seem to have found a solution - the installation of independent water and electricity production facilities.
First, violent protests break out in Mauritania as a new census gets underway but the black community says it feels discriminated against. Next, in Libya the Jewish community is finally laying the groundwork for its return. Finally, we look at what has become of the many Tunisians who rushed to Europe after the fall of leader Ben Ali.
