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Mauritania : EU’s commitment to support the country

February 11, 2014 Steven Addamah 0

During his high-level visit to Mauritania which is a few months ahead of the EU-Africa summit, the EU Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs is to announce […]

Mauritania-Mali to fight armed group and terrorists

January 13, 2014 Geraldine Boechat 0

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: election violence days before polls

November 19, 2013 Geraldine Boechat 0

Violence broke out between protesters against the upcoming parliamentary and local elections and the police in the capital city leaving many injured as tensions continue […]

Mauritania and Niger conclude military agreement

August 22, 2013 Steven Addamah 0

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 […]

UNSC Renews MINURSO Mandate, Recognizes Western Sahara Issue Impact on Sahel Stability

April 26, 2013 Steven Addamah 0

The Security Council unanimously adopted on Thursday a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) for twelve […]

Sahel Development and Security Scrutinized at Niamey Conference

February 14, 2013 Geraldine Boechat 0

Niger’s capital city, Niamey, is hosting this February 15-16 an international conference that will ponder on development and security issues in the Sahel, discuss the […]

Terrorism in Sahel: Early Warnings Went Unheeded

February 7, 2013 Steven Addamah 0

The early warnings expressed years ago about the serious threat weighing on the whole Sahel-Sahara region because of extremism and terrorism went unfortunately unheeded. Some […]

EUCAP SAHEL Niger mission kicks off to fight terrorism, secure uranium

August 24, 2012 Geraldine Boechat 0

The new European mission meant to support the fight against organized crime and terrorism in the Sahel region, dubbed “EUCAP SAHEL Niger” kicked off earlier […]