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