Mauritania’s ex-President faces prison sentence
On Monday December 4, a Nouakchott Court sentenced former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to five years’ imprisonment. He has been on trial since […]
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Mauritania: Former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz arrested
The former Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, was arrested on Tuesday evening at around 8pm GMT and placed in detention by a judge of […]
Mauritania: Former ministers heard in the investigation of economic crimes
The public prosecutor in Nouakchott began Tuesday afternoon hearings of public figures suspected of corruption and misappropriation of public property in a parliamentary commission of […]
Mauritania: Former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz prohibited from leaving Nouakchott
The public prosecutor of West Nouakchott prohibited Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz from leaving the capital on Friday evening during the ongoing investigation. More than 300 […]
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 […]
Promising prospects awaiting Moroccan-Mauritanian ties, FM
Morocco’s foreign minister Nasser Bourita said in Mauritanian capital Nouakchott last week that the two countries have a common willingness to foster their bilateral ties, […]
Mauritania: opposition urges AU to question Nouakchott regime
The National Forum for Democracy and Unity (FNDU), a group of the Mauritanian opposition, calls on participants at the upcoming African Union summit in Nouakchott […]
UN experts urge Mauritania to release dissenting ex-senator Mohamed ould Ghadda
Mauritanian former senator Mohamed ould Ghadda is victim of “arbitrary” detention and must be released with the benefit of compensation, a working group of the […]
Mauritania: legislative, local Elections set for September 1
Mauritania’s legislative and local elections will be held on September 1, an official statement said Thursday. The announcement comes amid a row over a newly-created […]
Mauritania: Jailed ex-senator Ould Ghadda rejects bail, calls for fair trial
Jailed Mauritanian former senator and senior opposition figure Mohamed Ould Ghadda said he will not accept any idea of temporary release. Mohamed Ould Ghadda who […]