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Category: Mauritania
Mauritania: Anti-Slavery Activist to Return Home after 8-Month International Campaign
Birame ould Dah ould Abeïd, leader of the anti-slavery movement IRA (Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement) has announced his comeback to Mauritania ... Read More
Morocco-Mauritania: Benkirane Heads to Nouakchott to Put off Fire Set by Istiqlal Party
Moroccan Premier is expected in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott Tuesday in a move to reiterate Morocco’s full respect of Mauritanian territorial integrity after the verbal ... Read More
Morocco Rejects Istiqlal Party Leader’s Statement on Mauritania as “Dangerous & Irresponsible”
The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has "vigorously rejected" as "dangerous and irresponsible" the statement made by the Secretary General of the Istiqlal Party on ... Read More
Mauritania: Parents of Blogger Condemned to Death Seek Asylum in France
The parents of Cheikh Ould Mohamed Ould Mkheitir, a Mauritanian blogger condemned to death for apostasy, have filed asylum application in French embassy in Senegal ... Read More
Mauritania Awards Building of N’Diago Port to China’s Controversial Polytechnology
Chinese Polytechnology company, specialized in defense equipment, which has been under fire in Africa and around the world for bribery and money laundering, will build ... Read More
Western Sahara: Nouakchott Allows Polisario to Spy on Moroccan Forces from Guerguerat Buffer Zone
The Mauritania regime has again irritated Rabat after it allowed the Polisario Front to send militaries to spy on Moroccan forces from the military buffer ... Read More
Mauritania: Court of appeal reduces anti-slavery activists’ prison sentences
The 13 anti-slavery activists from the slavery abolitionist movement (known by its acronym IRA) have been seen their prison sentences reduced after an appeal court ... Read More
Nouakchott Chides Paris for Welcoming Regime’s Staunch Opponent Biram
Mauritanian authorities have severely protested against Francois Hollande’s office after Paris received anti-slavery activist and former presidential candidate Biram Dah Abeid who has vowed to ... Read More
Mauritania: Senate & Ruling Party at Odds over Constitutional Change
Tension is growing between the Mauritanian Senate and the ruling Union pour la Republique party (UPR) over regime’s plans to suppress the chamber without consulting ... Read More
US Embassy Alerts of Terrorist Attacks in Mauritania
The US embassy in Mauritania warned of imminent terrorist attacks in the short-term targeting American nationals in Nouakchott. The embassy said in a statement that ... Read More