MAURITANIA

WORLDPOST
Muddling Through in Mauritania: The Long, Long Road From Revenue Transparency to Government Accountability
By Till Bruckner, Contributor
policy entrepreneur
IMPACT
Fighting Modern Slavery - "Ordinary People" to the rescue
By Joanna Ewart-James, Contributor
Director, WalkFree.org
WORLDPOST
The Way Out of Corruption Is Paved With Good Governance
By Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Contributor
Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director, World Bank
Corruption diverts resources from the poor to the rich, leads to a culture of bribes, and distorts public expenditures, deterring foreign investors and hampering economic growth. But, in some ways, corruption is only a symptom.
IMPACT
As in Syria, Sahel's Crisis Deserves Tireless and Concerted Action
By Toby Lanzer, Contributor
UN Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Humanitarian Coord...
Leaders of the world are coming together in London this week for all the right reasons: As the violence continues unabated, stoking more turmoil in an already restive region, standing by the Syrians is unquestionably our collective duty.
WORLDPOST
Saudi Arabia's Anti-Terror 'Coalition' Is a House of Cards
By Daniel Wagner and Giorgio Cafiero, Contributors
Given the conflicting interests and lack of military experience on the part of the coalition's members, there is ample reason to conclude that this alliance lacks substance.
Girls from the remote village of Ghumaipayan Mahnow in northern Afghanistan, near the border with Tajikistan, watch as UN workers unload ballot boxes from a helicopter in preparation for the first elections in the country's history. October 4, 2004.
Emilio Morenatti
THE WORLDPOST
These Photojournalists Are Selling Their Stunning Work To Raise Money For Refugees
Eight photojournalists who have traveled the world to capture the lives of refugees are selling their work in collaboration
WORLDPOST
Fighting Corruption in Mauritania's Iron, Gold, Oil and Fisheries Sectors
By Till Bruckner, Contributor
policy entrepreneur
Ba Papa Amadou has played a leading role in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Mauritania for over eight years.
WORLDPOST
Is an Emerging Patriotism Driving Good Governance in Africa? Views from Mauritania
By Till Bruckner, Contributor
policy entrepreneur
With less than four million inhabitants, widespread illiteracy and a long history of authoritarian rule by military strongmen, Francophone Mauritania seems an unlikely breeding ground for think tanks.
WORLDPOST
Liar's Poker in Africa: How Hidden Agendas Drive the Politics of Fish in Mauritania
By Till Bruckner, Contributor
policy entrepreneur
According to a recent World Bank study, fisheries make up one quarter of Mauritania's natural wealth, but the waters off the country in north-western Africa are being overfished. Foreign operators pull out the lion's share of the catch - sometimes legally, sometimes not; suspicions of corruption abound.
WORLDPOST
Who Is Afraid of Mauritanian Mohamed Cheikh? It Is About Slavery Not the Prophet!
By Elham Manea, Contributor
Humanist, writer and academic
About 10 to 20 percent of Mauritania's population lives in slavery. The government did abolish the practice 20 years ago, made it a criminal offense in 2007 subject to punishment, but it has failed to genuinely tackle the problem, and the practice continues.
WORLDPOST
How Mauritania's Youth Is Using Hip-Hop To Express Political Frustration
By Sara Elkamel
WORLDPOST
Mauritania: Scholar Warns of "Implosion" Unless Leadership Embraces Change
By Till Bruckner, Contributor
policy entrepreneur
I spoke with Amadou Sall, a lecturer of social anthropology at the University of Nouakchott and leading member of the Mauritanie Perspectives think tank, about politics, social change and the prospects for democracy in this rapidly changing West African nation.
GREEN
Greenpeace Calls for End of Private Fishing Deals in West Africa, Questions E.U. Food Security Claims
By Till Bruckner, Contributor
policy entrepreneur
Lawlessness at sea is a hot topic this summer, with the New York Times running an investigative series on the issue and the nascent Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) beginning to pick up steam. Two experts from Greenpeace connected the dots for me and explained why we should care.
WORLDPOST
Transparency Advocate: Mauritania's Fishing Sector Still Opaque
By Till Bruckner, Contributor
policy entrepreneur
I recently spoke with Ba Aliou Coulibaly to learn more about Mauritania's fishy politics, the links between national and international corruption, and transparency in the fisheries sector.
MEDIA
Media Under Fire: Grim Arab World Case Studies
By Magda Abu-Fadil, Contributor
Director of Media Unlimited in Lebanon
Arab media face major hardships with journalists on the receiving end of gross violations at the hands of authorities, armed groups, militias and others.
BLACK VOICES
Timbuktu
By Dwight Brown, Contributor
Film critic and travel writer
As Islamic fundamentalists encroach on the basic liberties of people in Africa and the Arab world, we hear about it, but it's hard to put it into context and understand the magnitude of the situation. Leave it to veteran, Mauritanian filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako to boil a complicated social phenomena down to a simple allegorical tale.
WORLDPOST
Africa Last Colony: Sahwaris Want Barack Obama's Help
By Milton Allimadi, Contributor
Publisher and editor, www.BlackStarNews.com and www.BurkinaSty...
Sahwaris haven't had much to celebrate since 1976 when 80% of their country was gobbled up by Morocco after the former colonial power Spain was driven out following many decades of a war of independence waged by Sahwaris, traditional nomads.
MEDIA
Mauritanian Journalist Sentenced To Death
BLACK VOICES
Freedom Fighter: A Slaving Society And An Abolitionist's Crusade
WORLDPOST
Terrorism and Security in Africa: A Global Challenge
By Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Contributor
His Excellence, President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
The African Leaders Summit is an opportunity for African leaders and the U.S. to discuss these issues collectively and acknowledge and deepen U.S. engagement.
IMPACT
20 Percent of a Country Enslaved: A Cry for Mauritania
By Mary David, Contributor
Human trafficking expert, motivational speaker, and writer
Although he was born free, Biram Dah Abeid and his family know well the pain of slavery. Dah Abeid and his family are from the West African country of Mauritania.
MEDIA
Where Slavery Is Most Common
By John D. Sutter, Contributor
Columnist at CNN Digital; Creator of the Change the List project
Those sad truths about slavery in Mauritania were floating out there on the Internet and in newspaper archives before Edythe McNamee and I set out to document the practice for a CNN Digital story that would win the Livingston Award.
TRAVEL
20 Photos Of Africa That Aren't Just Trees Or Sunsets
By Carly Ledbetter
ENTERTAINMENT
Abderrahmane Sissako's Timbuktu Captivates Cannes: The Imagination as Rebellion
By Karin Badt, Contributor
Associate Professor of Cinema and Theater in Paris
It is one of the most stunning films in the Cannes Competition this year: Abderrahmane Sissako's Timbuktu, about individuals in Mali trying to maintain dignity and freedom despite the oppressive rules of the Jihadists invading their country.
IMPACT
Last Country To Abolish Slavery Adopts Roadmap To End Practice
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