Mauritania: US Embassy Sounds Alarm against Looming Terrorist Attacks
The US embassy in Nouakchott Friday alerted American citizens against looming terrorist attacks in the North African country following calls launched by the Islamic State […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Moroccan Carrier increases its flights to Nouakchott to six a week
The Moroccan carrier, Royal Air Maroc or RAM, will increase its Casablanca-Nouakchott flights to six a week as of next July 11 and projects to […]
Egypt : Al-Sisi to be tried for “crimes” committed
As part of a campaign to seek international prosecution of Egypt’s army-installed interim authorities, a three-member-delegation of former Egyptian lawmakers are touring West African countries […]
Mauritania-Mali to fight armed group and terrorists
Mauritania and Mali have decided to join their forces in combatting against the presence of armed groups in the two countries. An agreement was signed […]
Mauritania gets first wind plant
Mauritania has commissioned its first wind turbine for the generation of electricity with Spanish company Gamesa. The deal will lead to the installation of 15 […]
Mauritania and Niger conclude military agreement
A two-day conference held in Nouakchott between Mauritania and Niger ended with the countries signing a military cooperation agreement, amidst rising insecurity and trafficking in […]