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| Dec.8 |
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  Al Qaeda claims aid worker kidnappings Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb said it was holding three Spanish aid workers kidnapped in Mauritania
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| Jul.19 |
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Aziz declares win in vote| Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who came to power last year after a military coup, claimed victory. Contender claims fraud | |
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| Aug.6 |
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 Rengade officers stage coup| Army officers upset with overtures toward Islamic hard-liners staged a coup, overthrowing the first government to be freely elected in 20 years | |
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| Jan.31 |
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 Gunmen target Israeli embassy 6 men traded fire with embassy guards before shouting 'Allah Akbar' as they fled the scene. Some people were wounded
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| Jan.4 |
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 Dakar Rally canceled by organizers  Portugal: The murder of 4 French tourists in Mauritania led to the French government advising against any travel to the African country
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| Dec.25 |
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Prosecutors probe 'al-Qaeda link'| Prosecutors have alleged that men suspected of murdering 4 French tourists are linked to a group allied to al-Qaeda | |
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| Nov.6 |
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Migrants toss dozens of dead overboard Dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe spent 3 weeks at sea and threw 50 bodies overboard after the vessel lost power
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| Feb.12 |
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Hundreds of stranded migrants go ashore 400 African and Asian migrants began disembarking from a battered freighter intercepted by the Spanish coastguard
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| Feb.7 |
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Hundreds in limbo on disabled freighter Hundreds of Asian and African migrants spent their 6th day aboard as Spain tried to convince African countries to take them in
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| Feb.5 |
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 Mauritania refuses migrant boat A boat of about 200 migrants most believed to be from Pakistan, was waiting off the coast
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| Mar.12 |
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200 immigrants intercepted Spain: Spanish authorities have intercepted more than 208 immigrants were travelling in four boats within 24 hours
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| Mar.8 |
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300 African migrants drown a month More than 1,000 Africans have died in the past 4 months while trying to sail from Mauritania to Canary Islands
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| Mar.6 |
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40 migrants drown off Africa The migrants heading for Spain's Canary Islands drowned when their boats sank
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| Jan.9 |
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 Australian rider killed on rally Andy Caldecott died following a crash in the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally. He was 41
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| Dec.19 |
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Capsized migrant boat 'kills 30' Rescuers plucked 14 people from the hull of a motorised canoe, which overturned in strong winds
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| Aug.7 |
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PM, Cabinet resign Prime minister Sghair Ould M'Bareck and his Cabinet are clearing the way for the new military strongman
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| Aug.3 |
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Officers 'seize power'| Army officers have announced the overthrow of President Ould Taya and creation of a ruling military council | |
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| Jan.11 |
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 Dakar motorcycle star dies on race Fabrizio Meoni, winner in 2001 and 2002, died after a crash on 11th stage of the 2005 rally
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| Oct.2 |
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Locusts invade capital A giant swarm of locusts has invaded the city of Nouakchott. The plague is still in its early stages
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| Jun.8 |
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Rebel leader killed as coup fails| Forces loyal to president killed Col. Lamine Ouhd Ndeiane who was attempting to stage a coup and ended the mutiny | |
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President Taya 'forced out' Government ministries have been taken over by crowds of civilians. Mutineers have captured the state radio station
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| 2008 |
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| Aug.6 |
Rengade officers stage coup| Army officers upset with overtures toward Islamic hard-liners staged a coup, overthrowing the first government to be freely elected in 20 years | |
| 2005 |
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| Aug.3 |
Officers 'seize power'| Army officers have announced the overthrow of President Ould Taya and creation of a ruling military council | |
| 2003 |
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| Jun.8 |
Rebel leader killed as coup fails| Forces loyal to president killed Col. Lamine Ouhd Ndeiane who was attempting to stage a coup and ended the mutiny | |
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| Jun.8 |
President Taya 'forced out' Government ministries have been taken over by crowds of civilians. Mutineers have captured the state radio station
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| 2007 |
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| Nov.6 |
Migrants toss dozens of dead overboard Dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe spent 3 weeks at sea and threw 50 bodies overboard after the vessel lost power
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| Feb.12 |
Hundreds of stranded migrants go ashore 400 African and Asian migrants began disembarking from a battered freighter intercepted by the Spanish coastguard
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| Feb.7 |
Hundreds in limbo on disabled freighter Hundreds of Asian and African migrants spent their 6th day aboard as Spain tried to convince African countries to take them in
| 2006 |
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| Mar.8 |
300 African migrants drown a month More than 1,000 Africans have died in the past 4 months while trying to sail from Mauritania to Canary Islands
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| Mar.6 |
40 migrants drown off Africa The migrants heading for Spain's Canary Islands drowned when their boats sank
| 2005 |
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| Dec.19 |
Capsized migrant boat 'kills 30' Rescuers plucked 14 people from the hull of a motorised canoe, which overturned in strong winds
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| Jan.11 |
Dakar motorcycle star dies on race Fabrizio Meoni, winner in 2001 and 2002, died after a crash on 11th stage of the 2005 rally
| 2004 |
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| Oct.2 |
Locusts invade capital A giant swarm of locusts has invaded the city of Nouakchott. The plague is still in its early stages
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.4 |
Dakar Rally canceled by organizers Portugal: The murder of 4 French tourists in Mauritania led to the French government advising against any travel to the African country
| 2006 |
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| Jan.9 |
Australian rider killed on rally Andy Caldecott died following a crash in the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally. He was 41
| 2005 |
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| Jan.11 |
Dakar motorcycle star dies on race Fabrizio Meoni, winner in 2001 and 2002, died after a crash on 11th stage of the 2005 rally
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| 2009 |
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| Dec.8 |
Al Qaeda claims aid worker kidnappings Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb said it was holding three Spanish aid workers kidnapped in Mauritania
| 2008 |
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| Jan.31 |
Gunmen target Israeli embassy 6 men traded fire with embassy guards before shouting 'Allah Akbar' as they fled the scene. Some people were wounded
| 2007 |
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| Dec.25 |
Prosecutors probe 'al-Qaeda link'| Prosecutors have alleged that men suspected of murdering 4 French tourists are linked to a group allied to al-Qaeda | |
| 2006 |
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| Mar.12 |
200 immigrants intercepted Spain: Spanish authorities have intercepted more than 208 immigrants were travelling in four boats within 24 hours
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| 2009 |
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| Jul.19 |
Aziz declares win in vote| Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who came to power last year after a military coup, claimed victory. Contender claims fraud | |
| 2008 |
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| Jan.31 |
Gunmen target Israeli embassy 6 men traded fire with embassy guards before shouting 'Allah Akbar' as they fled the scene. Some people were wounded
| 2007 |
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| Nov.6 |
Migrants toss dozens of dead overboard Dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe spent 3 weeks at sea and threw 50 bodies overboard after the vessel lost power
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| Feb.12 |
Hundreds of stranded migrants go ashore 400 African and Asian migrants began disembarking from a battered freighter intercepted by the Spanish coastguard
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| Feb.7 |
Hundreds in limbo on disabled freighter Hundreds of Asian and African migrants spent their 6th day aboard as Spain tried to convince African countries to take them in
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| Feb.5 |
Mauritania refuses migrant boat A boat of about 200 migrants most believed to be from Pakistan, was waiting off the coast
| 2005 |
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| Aug.7 |
PM, Cabinet resign Prime minister Sghair Ould M'Bareck and his Cabinet are clearing the way for the new military strongman
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