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Mauritania Officially Denies Hosting UAE Air Base

Mauritania’s defense ministry has officially denied hosting a military air base near the borders with Algeria.   Rumors spread after a visit this month by a UAE military delegation with many news portals spreading fake news of a possible Emirati base near the Mauritanian borders with Algeria and Mali.   The defense ministry underscores the […]

Morocco on course to take full-control of Sahara air space management

Spain has confirmed it was working on handing over the management of the Sahara air space to Morocco, which has followed a gradual approach to end Spanish colonial residues in the territory. Spain, the former colonial power, has retained control over the Sahara air space from the Canary Islands. The Spanish government said in a […]

Mauritania’s Ghazouani wins re-election with 56.12% of vote

Mauritania’s incumbent President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has comfortably won re-election, receiving 56.12 percent of the vote in the first round of the presidential poll, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) said Monday. The victory in Saturday’s election gives the former army chief a second term as head of the vast desert country, seen […]