Category: Mauritania

King Mohammed VI Submits African Agenda on Migration to AU

January 29, 2018

King Mohammed VI, who was appointed by the African Union leader on the issue of migration, submitted to the pan-African organization the “African Agenda on ... Read More

AU Rebukes Mauritania over Persistent Slavery

January 28, 2018

The African Union rebuked Mauritania for falling short of fully eliminating slavery after the country handed out lenient sentences to a slave owner. Mauritania should ... Read More

Participants in the Africa Eco Race Ignore Polisario’s Futile Threats

January 8, 2018

The participants in the International Rally-Raid, Africa Eco Race, ignored the threats and injunctions of the Polisario and crossed safely the Guerguarat crossing post at ... Read More

Mauritania’s Flag Carrier Takes Delivery of First Boeing 737 MAX

December 26, 2017

Mauritania Airlines has added a Boeing 737 MAX 8 to its all Boing fleet including two 737-500s and two 737NGs (one -700 and one -800). ... Read More

France Loans Morocco €128 million to buy Locomotives

December 24, 2017

France granted a 128 million euro loan to fund the locomotives that Morocco's national railway operator (ONCF) plans to purchase as part of its development ... Read More

Lemine Ould Aboy, Mauritania’s New Ambassador to Morocco

December 21, 2017

Mauritania has finally appointed Mohamed Lemine Ould Aboy as its new ambassador to Morocco; filling thus the position that has remained vacant since 2012. Mauritanian ... Read More

Exxon Mobil Taps into Mauritania’s Offshore Oil & Gas

December 6, 2017

Exxon Mobil and Mauritanian authorities have signed three production-sharing contracts for three deep-water exploration blocks. “These blocks further enhance ExxonMobil’s leading global deep-water acreage position,” ... Read More

Non-existence of Maghreb Union Detrimental to Regional Efforts on Migration- King Mohammed VI says

November 30, 2017

King Mohammed VI has deplored that the non-existence of the Maghreb Union has made collective efforts to tackle migration and other regional challenges ineffective. “Our ... Read More

Mauritanian Government: ‘Death Penalty for Blasphemy, Apostasy to Go into Effect’

November 18, 2017

The Mauritanian Government has vowed to apply death penalty for blasphemy and apostasy, few days after a blogger, accused of the punishable crime, managed to ... Read More

Hamid Chabar, Accredited as Morocco’s New Ambassador to Mauritania

October 13, 2017

Hamid Chabar has been officially accredited as Morocco's new ambassador to Mauritania. The announcement was made Thursday by the Mauritanian Government’s spokesperson and Minister of ... Read More