Mauritania Backs Morocco’s Return to AU
Mauritania is poised to vote for Morocco’s membership to the African Union (AU) this January in Addis Ababa. Nouakchott’s decision to endorse Morocco’s membership to […]
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Mauritania: President Ould Abdel Aziz Accuses France’s Bollore of Alleged Corruption Attempt
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has lambasted Paris as he accused French logistic and transport company group Bollore of attempting to corrupt him so […]
Mauritania: Supreme Court Adjourns Blogger’s Apostasy Case
The supreme court of Mauritania has adjourned its final decision on the fate of a popular blogger, Cheikh Ould Mohamed Ould Mkheitir, who had earlier […]
Mauritania: Ould Abdel Aziz Scorns ECOWAS in Gambian Crisis
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has irked the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) after he sent a close aid to mediate in […]
Mauritania: Young Activists Mobilize Society to Oppose Regime’s Constitutional Change Plans
A group of youth opposed to Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz have launched a nationwide initiative to stand in the way of the regime’s […]
Migration Tops Agenda of Idriss Deby’s Visit in Germany
Chad president Idriss Deby on Wednesday urged the European Union to seek a deal with countries across Africa’s desert Sahel region if it wants to […]
Morocco’s Education & Training System, a Model for Mauritania
Mauritanian education minister, who was visiting neighboring Morocco, last week, called for enhancing cooperation between the two countries in all realms, and more importantly in […]
Mauritania: Nouakchott Denies Ransoming Senoussi
The Mauritanian Government has maintained it did not ransom head of Muammar Gaddafi’s intelligence services, arrested in Nouakchott in March 2012. Allegations that Nouakchott took […]
Mauritania: AI Demands Immediate Release of Anti-slavery Activists
Amnesty International has called on Mauritania authorities to release immediately members of the anti-slavery NGO arrested early this month. Gaëtan Mootoo, researcher at the London-based […]
Mauritania arrests nine anti-slavery campaigners
Mauritanian authorities have arrested nine anti-slavery activists on Sunday, Reuters reported. The activists arrested in Nouakchott over the weekend are accused of public disorder in […]