Category: Mauritania
Mauritania rescues 141 migrants as shifting departure routes deepen Atlantic risks
Mauritania’s coastguard rescued 141 West African migrants on 30 November after their boat, which had departed from the Gambia, capsized off the coast near Nouadhibou. ... Read More
Sahara: Will Mauritania join countries having consulates in Moroccan Sahara?
Mauritanian tribal leaders have handed over to Mauritania’s ambassador to Morocco Ahmed Ould Bahi a letter requesting the opening of a Mauritanian consulate in Laayoune ... Read More
Morocco’s King expresses resolve to enhance constructive cooperation with Mauritania
King Mohammed VI has sent a message of congratulations to President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani of Mauritania, on his country’s national day. In this ... Read More
Mauritania Secures €39m French Loan to Build Ten Solar Power Plants
Mauritania and France, on Tuesday, November 25, have formalized a preferential loan agreement worth €39.2 million to construct ten solar power plants equipped with storage ... Read More
World Bank urges Mauritania to diversify economy
Mauritania must accelerate economic diversification to achieve its ambition of becoming an upper-middle-income country by 2050, the World Bank said in a report published on ... Read More
Morocco supports Mauritania’s efforts to combat desert locust surge
Morocco has donated Mauritania 100,000 liters of pesticides to support this country’s efforts in combating desert locust invasion, threatening agricultural output. This donation is part ... Read More
Mauritania: 227 West African irregular migrants rescued off Nouadhibou
Mauritania’s coast guard said over the week-end that theyrescued 227 irregular migrants aboard a boat traveling from Gambia off the coast of Nouadhibou in the ... Read More
Sahara: Mauritania rebuffs Polisario request to open embassy in Nouakchott, another setback for separatists
The government of Mauritania has refused a request from the Algeria-backed Polisario militias to establish a consulate or embassy in Nouakchott, dealing another hard blow ... Read More
Mauritania’s Supreme Court upholds former president’s 15-year prison term
Mauritania’s Supreme Court has upheld the 15-year prison sentence handed to former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, confirming his conviction for illicit enrichment and influence ... Read More
Mauritania offers compensation to victims of 1990s ethnic violence
The Mauritanian Government has announced plans to allocate over 27 billion old ouguiyas (approximately €59 million) as compensation for Afro-Mauritanians affected by ethnic violence between ... Read More