http://africa.oneworld.net/article/country/478/ en_GB OneWorld Africa - Mauritania Mauritania Mauritanialaisnaiset sanovat ei tyttöjen ympärileikkauksille http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80744 Useat mauritanialaiset naiset, myös entiset ympärileikkaajat itse, ovat päättäneet lopettaa hengenvaarallisen perinteen. Osa leikkauksia tehneistä on myös käynyt pyytämässä anteeksi leikkauksen kokeneilta. Mauritania Voters End Three Decades of Military Rule http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/77540 Mauritanians went to the polls last week to elect a civilian president and end 29 years of military rule. A run-off between the top two candidates is scheduled for March 25. Mauritiuksen maatalous laajenee Madagaskariin http://fi.oneworld.net/article/view/128455/1/ Intian valtameressä sijaitseva Mauritiuksen saarivaltio on löytänyt kosolti uutta viljelymaata – 800 kilometrin päässä sijaitsevasta ja 300 kertaa suuremmasta Madagaskarista. Mauritius tuottaa jonkin verran sokeria, hedelmiä ja vihanneksia, mutta se joutuu tuomaan valtaosan ruoastaan ulkomailta. IMF Threatening to Backtrack on Debt Relief http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/69534 Earlier this year a debt cancellation package was agreed for 18 of the world's most impoverished countries, but now the IMF has announced a final test must be passed by six of them to qualify for the January write-off. Africa Action wants you to join them this week in telling the IMF that more delays cost more lives! Despite Greater Need, Niger Got Less Aid from Rich Countries, Says Oxfam http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/116888/1/ WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug 10 (OneWorld) - Famine in Niger is the most visible sign of a West African food crisis that could have been averted had international donors not been so stingy with some of the world's poorest countries, a leading aid group has said. Army Seizes Power in Mauritania http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/67279 The government of the West African desert nation of Mauritania appears to have been toppled by an army coup Wednesday, while the president, who himself seized power in a 1984 coup, was out of the country. A mood of joy was reported in the streets of the capital, while the African Union condemned the developments. Niger's Neighbors Facing Similar Crises, Getting Little Help http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/67255 Although the World Food Programme has received 57% of emergency food aid needed for Niger, millions more in the neighboring countries of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Mauritania are threatened by a major food crisis as well, because rich countries have not responded to months of appeals for emergency funds, warned Oxfam on Wednesday. Donors unmoved by West African "tsunami" http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/66238 The Sahel region of West Africa provides further evidence of post-tsunami donor fatigue. UN appeals for humanitarian relief for regions devastated by locusts and drought are falling on deaf ears. 'Locusts only come during the good years' http://africa.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/59270 In the deep south of Mauritania, swarms of locusts appear on the horizon like dark menacing sand storms and then arrive to swirl around the countryside like blizzards of thick, yellow snowflakes. Controlling Locusts in Africa http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/58666 As swarms of locusts sweep across the West African states of Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Niger, and Chad, a U.S.-based group is looking for international aid to boost its locust control efforts with local organizations in the region. Fishing Community Gives Up Nets to Preserve Sharks http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/54529 Local fishermen on the coast of Mauritania handed over their fishing nets to be destroyed as part of a landmark agreement to halt the fishing of sharks and rays in Banc d’Arguin, Africa’s largest marine park. Recuperar el legado histórico y cultural de Walata http://es.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/53559 La ciudad de Walata (Mauritania), considerada patrimonio de la humanidad por la UNESCO, tiene una herencia cultural extraordinaria. La Fundació Solidaritat UB y Món-3 llevan a cabo un proyecto de promoción de su legado histórico y cultural para así reforzar la cohesión de la población y recuperar socioeconómicamente la región. La preservación del patrimonio arquitectónico, escrito, oral y arqueológico de Walata y la gestión de un turismo sostenible y respetuoso con el medio ambiente son las dif Recuperar el llegat històric i cultural de Walata http://cat.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/53559 La ciutat de Walata, situada a l'est de Mauritània i considerada patrimoni de la humanitat per la UNESCO, gaudeix d'una herència cultural extraordinària. La Fundació UB i Món-3 duen a terme un projecte de promoció del seu llegat històric i cultural per tal de reforçar la cohesió de la població i recuperar socioeconòmicament la regió. La preservació del patrimoni arquitectònic, escrit, oral i arqueològic de Walata i la gestió d'un turisme sostenible i respectuós amb el medi són les diferents àre World Food Programme appeals for funds to avert Sahelian food crisis http://africa.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/33165 The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has launched an appeal for US $28 million to provide emergency relief food to feed thousands of people threatened by starvation in five Western Sahel countries. Mauritanian food crisis response 'inadequate and slow' http://www.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/29305 International responses to food shortages in Mauritania have been criticised as "inadequate and slow" by a leading development charity appealing for aid to help the 750,000 people already affected by hunger.