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Gas production potential bodes well for both Mauritania and Senegal after 30 meters of net gas pay was found in the greater Tortue Ahmeyim offshore project on the border between the two West African nations. The finding was made by Dallas-based operator Kosmos Energy, which has a joint-venture with BP in the area as well […]
The Mauritanian constitutional court on Monday confirmed Mohamed Ould Ghazouani as the country’s next president, dismissing an appeal by opposition candidates over alleged voting irregularities. “The candidate (Mohamed Ould Ghazouani) is proclaimed president, having acquired an absolute majority in the first round,” council member Haimoud Ba said at a press conference in Nouakchott. Mauritania’s […]
Reporters without Borders (RSF) has condemned the cutting off of internet in Mauritania as part of moves to suppress protests that erupted following the victory of the ruling regime’s candidate at Saturday presidential elections. Mauritanian authorities suspended the internet service in the country right after the national electoral commission declared the victory of former General […]
King Mohammed VI has voiced his firm determination to work closely with the Mauritanian President-elect Mohamed Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed El Ghazouany to strengthen the fruitful cooperation ties binding the two countries. This came in a message of congratulations he addressed to Ahmed El Ghazouany who has been declared winner of Saturday historical elections marking […]
The ruling party’s Mohamed Ould Ghazouani easily won Mauritania’s presidential elections marking a rare peaceful transfer of power in the African continent. Oul Ghazouani had secured 51.95% of the vote with counting completed in nearly all polling stations, the electoral commission data showed on Sunday. Ghazouani’s nearest rival, prominent anti-slavery activist Biram Dah Abeid had […]
Mauritanians are heading to polls this weekend to elect a new president in what is expected to be the West African country’s first peaceful transfer of power since independence from France in 1960. In the capital Nouakchott, where the desert’s vast expanses wash into the capital, tensions are growing after a campaign marred by violence. […]
Amnesty International and 32 local human rights organizations have called on all candidates for this month’s presidential elections in Mauritania to sign a manifesto consisting of 12 commitments to promote and protect human rights in Mauritania. Mauritania’s next president must urgently tackle the country’s poor human rights record by taking a tougher stance against slavery, […]
Mauritania will enter the limited list of uranium producing countries in 2020 following the promising findings of the Australian mining company Aura Energy in the Tiris Zemmour mine. “The production of yellowcake is a true milestone for Aura Energy’s push to achieve producer status. To achieve yellowcake production from our site in the Sahara Desert […]
In Mauritania, the concession of F’Derick iron deposits to an Australian operator in unclear conditions continues to elicit Mauritanians’ disapproval. The controversy is gaining ground amidst the presidential campaign in the West African nation. Fdérik, also spelled F’derick, formerly Fort-Gouraud mining village, north-central Mauritania, is an important base for the exploitation of extensive iron-ore deposits. […]
Mohamed Ould Bouamatou, a former financier of President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz’s regime has tossed his support behind opposition and independent candidate for the June Presidential elections. Bouamatou, billionaire business tycoon announced in a statement his support to Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, a former Premier of the North African country, Le360.ma news portal reports. Boubacar led […]