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Category: Mauritania
Mauritania: Human rights in midst of presidential election campaign
Amnesty International and 32 local human rights organizations have called on all candidates for this month’s presidential elections in Mauritania to sign a manifesto consisting ... Read More
Mauritania to join list of uranium producers
Mauritania will enter the limited list of uranium producing countries in 2020 following the promising findings of the Australian mining company Aura Energy in the ... Read More
Mauritania: Controversy over concession of F’Derick iron deposit
In Mauritania, the concession of F’Derick iron deposits to an Australian operator in unclear conditions continues to elicit Mauritanians’ disapproval. The controversy is gaining ground ... Read More
Mauritania: iconic Business tycoon opposed to regime brings support to independent candidate
Mohamed Ould Bouamatou, a former financier of President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz’s regime has tossed his support behind opposition and independent candidate for the June Presidential ... Read More
Sahara-Narcotics: Polisario Shifts Its Drugs Trafficking to South of Dakhla
The Polisario Front, which is drowning in hot water and under fire from all sides, seeks to stir up trouble in the Moroccan Sahara in ... Read More
Nike takes legal action against Moroccan sportswear maker over plagiarism
Nike has accused Moroccan sportswear maker AS Sport, which has been picked to outfit the Mauritanian national soccer team at the African Cup of Nations ... Read More
Moroccan sports company to outfit Mauritania’s team at AFCON 2019
The Mauritanian football association has chosen a Moroccan sports company to outfit the national team during the coming African Cup of Nations to take place ... Read More
Morocco tightens grip on traffickers in border crossing with Mauritania
Morocco is stepping up its crackdown on traffickers in the border crossing with Mauritania, Guerguarat, which by the past witnessed tensions between Moroccan army and ... Read More
Mauritania: leaders of 12 parties press for release of political figure held in Saudi Arabia
Leaders of the 12 parties aligned with the Mauritanian ruling regime have demanded authorities to intervene and secure the release of a political leader who ... Read More
Morocco, Tunisia two islands in a military ocean
Morocco and Tunisia are two success stories of the Arab Spring. They are two countries struggling to establish democratic rules in a regional environment plagued ... Read More