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Mauritania’s former president gets 15 years in jail on corruption charges

An appeals court in Mauritania handed a 15-year jail sentence to former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz on charges including corruption and illicit enrichment. The sentence was increased from 5 years in jail in a first instance verdict against the President who ruled the country from 2009 to 2019. The court found that he had […]

Mauritania: Police seizes passports of three top ex-officials of former President Ould Abdelaziz

The Mauritanian police in charge of economic affairs has confiscated the passports of three high ranking officials who worked under former President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz whose 11-year rule (2008-2019) of the North African country is being investigated over corruption and mismanagement allegations. Last week, the country’s top prosecution ordered an investigation into the procurement of […]

Illegal Immigration: Morocco, a strategic partner in fight against international Mafias, Spanish PM says

The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, praised again this Monday Morocco’s efforts in the fight against illegal immigration, noting that the Kingdom is a “strategic partner”, which struggles against the ”violent actions of migrants orchestrated by international mafias”. “Morocco is a strategic partner for Spain, not only in terms of monitoring illegal immigration […]