Tag: Mauritania

Shell to Explore Oil & Gas offshore Mauritania

July 29, 2018

Shell will set up an office in Nouakchott to begin exploring hydrocarbons off shore the West African country. Under an agreement reached between the two ... Read More

Respect for Territorial Integrity a Sine Qua Non for Maghreb Integration

July 19, 2018

Respect for territorial integrity of member states is a sine qua non for achieving the long-sought integration of the Maghreb Union (AMU), Morocco’s Lower House ... Read More

Morocco, Mauritania Break Ice

June 21, 2018

Morocco and Mauritania are showing willingness to start a new page after undergoing a silent storm on the backdrop of Nouakchott’s ambiguous stands on the ... Read More

Members of Mauritania’s Largest Slave Abolitionist Group to Run for Elections

June 1, 2018

After years of fighting for their rights despite crackdown and imprisonment, members of Mauritania’s leading anti-slavery NGO, the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) are ... Read More

Mauritania Complains of Iran’s Meddling

May 31, 2018

After Morocco, which severed ties with Iran over its support for separatists, Mauritanian authorities are complaining of the meddling of Iranian embassy which they accuse ... Read More

Mauritanian Government Lambasted at UNHC for Slavery

May 4, 2018

The Mauritanian government was rebuked at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva for its failure to abolish entirely slavery practices, which remain widespread in ... Read More

Mauritania: Government Warns Opposition against Involving Defense Forces in Politics

May 1, 2018

As Mauritania heads towards presidential elections next year, the regime of Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has warned the opposition to refrain from wooing the army ... Read More

Morocco Foils Drug Trafficking, Drones Smuggling Attempts at Guerguarate Crossing Point

April 26, 2018

Moroccan security and customs services have foiled in a couple of days smuggling attempts at Guerguarate crossing point, in the southernmost tip of the country ... Read More

IMF: Mauritania Faces Challenges for Inclusive Growth despite Favorable Outlook

March 24, 2018

Mauritania’s economic outlook is favorable due to sustained commodity prices and ongoing economic policy efforts, but there are still considerable challenges for inclusive growth, said ... Read More

Mauritanian Authorities Crackdown on Anti-slavery Activists

March 3, 2018

Despite international outcry against slavery across the globe, Mauritanian authorities continue their crackdown on anti-slavery activists with the arrest recently of abolitionist Biram Ould Abeid ... Read More