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Mauritania-Morocco: Rabat rejects Nouakchott’s request for Bouamatou’s extradition

Rabat has rejected Mauritanian authorities’ request to extradite Mauritanian business tycoon and rival to President Ould Abdelaziz, reports say. Moroccan and Mauritania reports Thursday indicated that Rabat turned down Mauritania’s request to see business tycoon Mohamed Bouamatou extradited to Mauritania. Reports citing Mauritanian and Moroccan sources pointed out that a Mauritanian high ranking officer, Sidi […]

Moroccan peace-keeper Rachid Lamzaatar awarded Dag Hammarskjöld Medal posthumously

Moroccan Master Corporal Rachid Lamzaatar, who died on January 18, 2021 in the Central African Republic, was among the peace-keepers who were awarded posthumously the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal by the UN. Master Corporal Rachid Lamzaatar had served in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). The Dag Hammarskjöld Medals […]

UK launches sovereignty talks with Mauritius over Chagos Islands

The United Kingdom and Mauritius have begun talks on the sovereignty of the disputed Chagos archipelago, the Mauritian prime minister announced Sunday, January1. “The latest developments on the Chagos issue are very encouraging. Negotiations between Mauritius and Britain have begun,” Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said in a New Year address. Mauritius claims the remote archipelago […]