Tag: Mauritania

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

HRW Urges Mauritanian Authorities to Release Opposition Leader Detained on ‘Vague’ Charges

October 7, 2017

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Mauritanian authorities to free former Senate member and opposition leader Mohamed Ould Ghadda, who has been detained for two ... Read More

Mauritania: Dakar bans for second time Biram Dah Abeid-led conference on human rights abuses, racism

October 6, 2017

Mauritanian activist Biram Dah Abeid Wednesday was forced to abort conference on human rights abuses and racism in his country after receiving instructions from Senegalese ... Read More

Mauritania: Team of lawyers battles for drop of legal case against 13 senators

September 18, 2017

A team of lawyers has embarked on legal proceedings to drop cases against 13 Mauritanian senators accused of taking money from the President’s cousin Mohamed ... Read More

Mauritanian Authorities Maintain Blackout on Slavery

September 11, 2017

Mauritanian authorities persist on maintaining a blackout on the practice of slavery in the country by denying access to international civil rights organizations, the latest ... Read More

Canadian Company Exploring for Gold in Mauritania

August 16, 2017

Canadian company Algold Resources has been awarded a 30-year mining license to drill for gold in Tijirit project, in Mauritania. Under the terms of the ... Read More

Mauritania Changes Flag, Abolishes Senate

August 7, 2017

Mauritanians have voted in favor of changing the green and yellow flag by adding two red stripes in a referendum that has also seen the ... Read More

Algeria’s Closed Border Syndrome

August 5, 2017

Algeria, Africa’s largest country, shares borders with 6 countries, all of them are closed with the exception of its land frontiers with Tunisia. This closed-border ... Read More

Mauritania: President Debunks Claims He Fled the Country

August 3, 2017

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has made an appearance at a rally to prove his presence in the country after reports pointed out that ... Read More

Mauritania: IRA Movement Leader Vows to Remove President by 2019

August 1, 2017

President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz will not rule Mauritania beyond 2019, end of his current tenure, Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid, President of the Initiative ... Read More