Tag: Mauritania

Mauritania to join list of uranium producers

June 3, 2019

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

June 3, 2019

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

May 31, 2019

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

May 24, 2019

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

Moroccan sports company to outfit Mauritania’s team at AFCON 2019

May 22, 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

May 20, 2019

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

Kuwait debunks Mauritania’s claim it has written off interests on principal

April 26, 2019

Kuwait Thursday denied Mauritania’s state news agency report that it has wiped out the interests on loans it had granted to the North African country, ... Read More

Mauritania, Kuwait poised to bolster their cooperation

April 24, 2019

Mauritania and Kuwait are poised to bolster their cooperation in environment, communication and culture. To this end, the two countries signed agreements on these sectors ... Read More

Mauritania: Voters to choose Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz’s successor June 22

April 18, 2019

Mauritanians will elect a new leader June 22 according to a decree from outgoing President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz’s office. The decree set a runoff on ... Read More

Mauritanian President supports Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara

April 12, 2019

Mauritanian President Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz made a volt face by declaring an outright support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara making it clear that ... Read More