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Category: Mauritania
Dozens killed, at least 150 missing after Canaries-bound migrant boat capsizes off Mauritania
At least 25 have reportedly died and more than 150 are missing when a boat full of people hoping to get to Spain's Canary Islands ... Read More
Morocco’s King congratulates Mauritania’s President El Ghazouani on his re-election victory
King Mohammed VI has sent his congratulations to Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, who has been re-elected to a second term as Mauritania's President. In ... Read More
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 ... Read More
Spain’s Canaries see surge in deaths on top West African migration route via Mauritania
Mauritania has overtaken Senegal as the main departure point for those taking on the perilous Atlantic crossing to the Spain's Canary Islands, during which more ... Read More
EU’s ‘cash for migrant control’ deals with Tunisia and Mauritania prove to be highly controversial
The European Union's migration deals with Tunisia and Mauritania have proved to be controversial, with the former strongly criticized for fundamental rights violations of migrants ... Read More
BP’s floating gas production platform arrives off Mauritania, Senegal
Senegal and Mauritania are forging ahead with their joint gas fields with the arrival of BP’s floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit in the ... Read More
Algeria’s stillborn anti-Morocco regional union
Tunisia has added the final nail in Algeria’s attempt to create a Maghreb union that excludes and isolates Morocco. The Algerian president has spoken about ... Read More
Mauritania’s urban growth among highest in Africa- World Bank
Mauritania’s cities have been growing at a rate of 3.8%, one of the highest in Africa, the World Bank said in a report, urging more ... Read More
Mauritanian President seeks re-election in June
Ould Ghazouani, who has been Mauritania’s President since 2019, said he will run for a second term in June elections. "I have deemed it appropriate ... Read More
Africa, Middle East crises high on agenda at G7 foreign ministers meeting in Italy
As foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies have gathered on the Italian island of Capri, Middle Eastern and African issues are ... Read More