UN Security Council Extends by One Year MINURSO Mandate
The UN Security Council decided, on Friday, to extend by one year MINURSO’s mandate, reaffirming anew the pre-eminence of the Moroccan autonomy initiative to settle […]
Mauritania
UN chief warns Polisario against provocations in Morocco-Mauritania border crossing
Some 50 Polisario members have once again disrupted the flow of commercial traffic between Morocco and Mauritania in the border crossing of Guergarat triggering a […]
G5 Sahel, Minusma and the European Union renew their commitment to fight against terrorism in the Sahel
The members of the G5 Sahel and Minusma, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Mali, will step up their coordination in the fight against terrorism […]
Mauritania: former president released, his passport seized
The former President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz was released from custody and returned home in the early hours of Monday, under the youyous of […]
Mauritania: Former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz’s hearing reasons revealed
Former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has been held since Monday 17 August by the Directorate for the Fight against Economic Crimes and detained at […]
Illegal migration: boat with 40 migrants on board wrecked off Mauritania coast
A boat with 40 migrants on board was wrecked off the Mauritanian coast and on Thursday evening, only one survivor of the shipwreck was found. […]
G5 Sahel summit took place in Mauritania
The G5 Sahel countries and France meet on Tuesday June 30 in Nouakchott to take stock of their fight against the jihadists, six months after […]
Mali: Twenty-four Malian soldiers were killed and many missing after Sunday ambush
The Malian army gave this Monday evening a first assessment of the ambush of one of its patrols on Sunday afternoon in the region of […]
Polisario kills two Mauritanian gold miners
Two Mauritania civilians have lost their lives after their car capsized as they tried to run away from mercenaries of the separatist Polisario who were […]
Morocco seizes 5.9 tons of cannabis in border crossing with Mauritania
Moroccan authorities Monday seized 5.9 tonnes of cannabis resin in the border crossing with Mauritania of Guerguarat, one of the largest catches this year. A […]