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Category: Mauritania
King Mohammed VI Submits African Agenda on Migration to AU
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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