Tag: Nouakchott

US Embassy Alerts of Terrorist Attacks in Mauritania

October 29, 2016

The US embassy in Mauritania warned of imminent terrorist attacks in the short-term targeting American nationals in Nouakchott. The embassy said in a statement that ... Read More

Mauritania: Regime Turned Country into Cash Cow, Anti-Slavery Activist

September 27, 2016

Leader of the anti-slavery movement IRA (Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement) has slammed President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz’s regime for looting the ... Read More

Mauritania-Morocco: End of Tension between Nouakchott & Rabat?

September 22, 2016

A number of recent developments noticed both in Mauritania and Morocco have heralded normalization of diplomatic ties between the two Maghreb countries following a recent ... Read More

Mauritania: Men of Trust, President Ould Abdelaziz’s Shield

September 14, 2016

The Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, in power since 2008, has been unshaken by the opposition for many reasons, but if he still has a ... Read More

US Condemns Imprisonment, Torture of Anti-slavery Activists in Mauritania

August 23, 2016

The United States has recently condemned in strong terms the imprisonment and the torture endured by anti-slavery activists in Mauritania. The US condemnation came after ... Read More

Moroccan Security Forces Crackdown on Smugglers on Mauritanian Borders

August 17, 2016

Morocco mobilizes its security forces along with customs services in a clampdown on smugglers in the southernmost tip of the country on the borders with ... Read More

Mauritania: One Ton of Cocaine Seized at Nouadhibou Port

August 9, 2016

A coordinated network assault by state security forces on Sunday led to the seizure of one ton of cocaine at Nouadhibou sea port, reports say. ... Read More

Nouakchott in Danger of Being Swallowed by the Sea

August 1, 2016

Climate change is taking a toll on Mauritania’s capital Nouakchott coupled with rising sea levels, lack of sanitation and rising population growth, Alex Duval Smith ... Read More

Winning Development Battle, Arab States’ Greatest Challenge

July 26, 2016

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI underscored that the greatest challenge thrown at Arab states lies in winning the battle for development, deeming that this goes through ... Read More

Mauritania, Senegal Agree on Mutual Exploitation of Gas Field

June 14, 2016

Nouakchott and Dakar have come to an agreement to work jointly and share returns of gas production off their coasts by the American energy company, ... Read More