Topic: Mauritania

Kinross Gold Corp Chief Executive Officer Tye Burt said production at the Tasiast mine's in Mauritania will exceed mining analysts' estimates. ....
Mali officials rejected Thursday claims that a vehicle used in a foiled bomb attack in Mauritania last month was registered in their country, and defended their efforts against extremist militants.Al-Qaeda's north African wing claimed responsibility for t
Al-Qaeda's north African wing has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack last week at a military barracks in Mauritania, a US monitoring group said on Wednesday.SITE Intelligence Group said the Nouakchott News Agency cited a statement from Al-Qaeda i
Massive swarms of crop-destroying locusts have invaded some 40 villages in eastern Guinea-Bissau and are heading north towards neighbouring Senegal, a local government official told AFP on Monday."Heavy rains over the past days have not discouraged them,
The north African branch of Al-Qaeda has executed an Algerian customs officer taken prisoner in June after an attack in which 11 Algerian policemen were killed, sources said Wednesday.The Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) branch "led by Abdelkrim Cal

Mauritanian troops foil suicide barracks attack

A suicide bomber attacked a military barracks in eastern Mauritania early Wednesday but was foiled by troops who fired on his vehicle, which then exploded, a senior military official told AFP.The would-be bomber tried to ram his four-wheel drive vehicle i
A suicide bomber attacked a military barracks in eastern Mauritania early Wednesday but was foiled by troops who fired on his vehicle and blew it up, a senior military official told AFP.The would-be bomber tried to ram his four-wheel drive vehicle ...
The mastermind behind the kidnapping of two Spanish aid workers was present in the Malian desert when they were released at the weekend, Spanish media said Wednesday.Omar Sid'Ahmed Ould Hamma, known as "Omar the Sahrawi", was sentenced to 12 years ...
Mauritanian troops early Wednesday killed a suicide bomber trying to ram a vehicle crammed with explosives into a military barrack at Nema in the country's east, a senior military official told AFP.The bomber refused to heed warnings and tried to ...

Which Way to the Promenade?

Just so there's absolutely no confusion about this: The Queen Mary, the Mauritania and the Normandy didn't have twisty blue waterslides...