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Category: Mauritania
Over 20% of Cigarettes Consumed in Maghreb are Illicit- KPMG Study
Illicit cigarettes accounted for over 20% of consumption across the Maghreb region in 2016. However successful prevention strategies have resulted in a 24% decline since ... Read More
Mauritania: President Debunks Claims He Fled the Country
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has made an appearance at a rally to prove his presence in the country after reports pointed out that ... Read More
Mauritania: IRA Movement Leader Vows to Remove President by 2019
President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz will not rule Mauritania beyond 2019, end of his current tenure, Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid, President of the Initiative ... Read More
The Ins and Outs of Mauritania’s Decision to Seal off its Borders with Algeria
The decision by Mauritanian authorities to seal off borders with Algeria as a military zone forbidden to civilians is the tree that hides the forest. ... Read More
Mauritania: Army Seizes Vehicle Hailing from Tindouf Camps Laden with Weapons
The Mauritanian army arrested this week some men and several weapons on board a four-wheel vehicle near Mauritania’s North-eastern borders with Algeria. The arrest took ... Read More
Mauritania Declares Borders with Algeria, Mali Military Zones Prohibited to Civilians
Mauritanian authorities declared the borders with Algeria and Mali a military zone strictly forbidden to civilians amid the proliferation of terrorist groups that engage in ... Read More
Security Council Welcomes Deployment of Multinational Force to Counter Terrorism in Sahel
The UN Security Council unanimously welcomed in a resolution the deployment of a military force by West African states to combat terrorism and arms, drug ... Read More
Mauritania Cuts Off Diplomatic Ties with Qatar
Mauritania has joined its voice to the Arab nations that cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar, which they accuse of supporting terrorism and sidelining with ... Read More
Maghreb amid World’s Lowest Performing Trading Blocs – WEF
More than 25 years after its creation, the Maghreb Union, an economic bloc comprising Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya finds itself in a state ... Read More
UN Report Slams Mauritanian Authorities for Discriminating against Afro-Mauritanians
Mauritanian authorities were strongly criticized in a UN report for discriminating against the Haratins and Afro-Mauritanians who remain excluded from all positions of power coupled ... Read More