Category: Mauritania

Mauritania: President Ould Abdel Aziz not in the 2019 Presidential Race

November 22, 2018

President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has assured that he will not be a candidate for his own succession during the next presidential elections scheduled in ... Read More

Algeria’s Zero-sum Game Attitude towards Maghreb Union Backfires

November 15, 2018

Only words but no action. That sums Algeria’s attitude towards any initiative to reinvigorate the Maghreb. Algeria, which maintains borders closed with Morocco despite calls ... Read More

Moroccan-Algerian Dialogue Conducive to Regional Stability -Mauritanian Government

November 9, 2018

Mauritania has commended King Mohammed VI’s initiative to open a direct and frank dialogue with Algeria as an initiative that will safeguard regional stability. “Mauritania ... Read More

Morocco uncompromising on its territorial integrity, FM

November 5, 2018

Morocco will never compromise on its territorial integrity at the UN-led direct talks in Geneva next December, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said. Speaking to Le ... Read More

Forced Labor Costs Mauritania its Trade Benefits with US

November 4, 2018

The US will end trade benefits for Mauritania on January 1 for falling short of abolishing forced labor practices, the US Trade Representative’s Office (USTR) ... Read More

King Mohammed VI Sends Message to Mauritanian President

November 3, 2018

King Mohammed VI has addressed a message to President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania dealing with bilateral relations and the situation in the Maghreb ... Read More

Illegal Migration: EU Wants to Enhance Cooperation with Morocco

October 16, 2018

The European Union looks forward to enhancing its cooperation with Morocco to combat illegal migration, which is increasing on the Western Mediterranean route, said on ... Read More

Mauritania Ends Trade Anarchy, Imposes Customs Taxes on Products from Algeria

October 12, 2018

Mauritania has put an end to commercial anarchy at the Algerian-Mauritanian border, when it imposed as of October 9, customs duties on all products entering ... Read More

Mauritania Calls for Consensual Solution to Sahara Issue

September 30, 2018

Long considered as having an ambiguous stand on the Sahara issue, Morocco’s southern neighbor Mauritania announced neutrality calling for a consensual solution to the over-four ... Read More

Mauritania Wants to Attract More Moroccan Investors

September 23, 2018

Mauritanian Foreign Minister Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed called on Moroccan businessmen to grab the investment opportunities offered in his country. The Mauritanian minister who paid ... Read More