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 […]
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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 […]
Nouakchott Slams UN Report on Human Rights & Extreme Poverty
Mauritanian authorities have lambasted the UN Report on Human Rights and Extreme Poverty in the country saying it is “baseless and partial.” State-run commission on […]
Morocco Calls for African Countries’ Involvement in All Cooperation Initiatives to Improve Road Networks
Morocco has stressed the need for African countries to get involved in all initiatives aimed at boosting cooperation to improve their national road networks, which […]
North Africa: Ban ki-moon Speaks about the Region Challenges
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon who visited Algeria over the weekend touched on the many challenges facing the North African region with focus on the […]
Terrorists in the Sahel Beef up their Finances with Drug Trafficking
As the Sahel has become the route of Latin American cocaine destined to Europe, the terrorist groups roaming in the area got involved in this […]
Mauritania: Al-Qaeda militant escapes from death row
Mauritanian authorities this weekend said they are hunting for an Islamist militant who from Nouakchott central prison where he was awaiting execution for his part […]
India-Africa Summit Kicks off Monday
The third India-Africa Forum Summit convening in New Delhi October 26 through 29 under the topic “Reinvigorated Partnership, Shared Vision” will be attended by over […]
Egypt, Mauritania to strengthen ties
Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab had a meeting with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel-Aziz in Equatorial Guinea on the sidelines of the first international conference on Africa’s […]