Tag: Mauritania

Mauritania: Army Seizes Vehicle Hailing from Tindouf Camps Laden with Weapons

July 20, 2017

The Mauritanian army arrested this week some men and several weapons on board a four-wheel vehicle near Mauritania’s North-eastern borders with Algeria. The arrest took ... Read More

Mauritania Declares Borders with Algeria, Mali Military Zones Prohibited to Civilians

July 14, 2017

Mauritanian authorities declared the borders with Algeria and Mali a military zone strictly forbidden to civilians amid the proliferation of terrorist groups that engage in ... Read More

Security Council Welcomes Deployment of Multinational Force to Counter Terrorism in Sahel

June 22, 2017

The UN Security Council unanimously welcomed in a resolution the deployment of a military force by West African states to combat terrorism and arms, drug ... Read More

Mauritania Cuts Off Diplomatic Ties with Qatar

June 7, 2017

Mauritania has joined its voice to the Arab nations that cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar, which they accuse of supporting terrorism and sidelining with ... Read More

UN Report Slams Mauritanian Authorities for Discriminating against Afro-Mauritanians

May 12, 2017

Mauritanian authorities were strongly criticized in a UN report for discriminating against the Haratins and Afro-Mauritanians who remain excluded from all positions of power coupled ... Read More

Morocco Welcomes UNSC Resolution, Calls on Algeria to Uphold Responsibility in Settling the Sahara Conflict

April 29, 2017

The newly adopted UN Security Council Resolution on the Sahara highlights Morocco’s efforts to settle the Sahara conflict through the autonomy initiative and calls on ... Read More

Sahara: UN Security Council Delays Vote to Allow Polisario’s in Extremis Pullback

April 28, 2017

The vote on the draft resolution on the Sahara has been delayed by the UN Security Council to allow the Polisairo separatist militias to withdraw ... Read More

Morocco, UK Conduct Military Exercise in Gibraltar Strait

April 25, 2017

The Strait of Gibraltar is the venue of the Jebel Tarik 2017 joint military training between Morocco’s parachutist brigade, the Moroccan Deuxieme Brigade d’Infanterie Parachutiste ... Read More

Mauritanians to decide on July 15 whether President could extend reign

April 25, 2017

Mauritanians will decide on July 15 whether autocratic leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz could run again for the elections in 2019, the year his current ... Read More

Morocco, U.S. Launch African Lion 2017 Military Drills

April 21, 2017

The African Lion military exercises kicked off with the participation of about 1300 military personnel from the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Mali, Mauritania, ... Read More