Category: Mauritania

Mauritania: President Wants Suppression of Senate

May 4, 2016

President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania Tuesday proposed the suppression of the Senate, which, he said, obstructs laws adoption. He called for a national ... Read More

Mauritania: Army Seizes 475 Kg of Drugs from Armed Traffickers

April 29, 2016

The Mauritanian army Wednesday snatched 475 kilograms of drugs from a group of traffickers after a chase and gun battle. According to army sources, the ... Read More

Mauritania: Court Upholds Death Penalty against Blogger, Final Decision Lies with Supreme Court

April 22, 2016

A Mauritanian court Thursday confirmed death penalty against the 33-year old blogger sentenced to death one year ago after publishing an alleged blasphemous article on ... Read More

Mauritania: 2 Arrested Journalists Obtain Pre-Trial Release

April 11, 2016

Two Mauritanian web journalists were Saturday set free temporarily after being arrested for defamation on Thursday, reports say. Jeddna Deida and Babakar Baye Ndiaye, respectively ... Read More

Mauritania: Opposition Front Demands Sanctions against Ministers in Favor of Constitutional Change

April 8, 2016

Calls by some government ministers to change the constitution and allow the country’s President to run for elections in 2019 continue to stir condemnations as ... Read More

Mauritania-Spain: Agreement to Protect, Boost Investments

April 2, 2016

An agreement between Mauritania and Spain to protect and boost mutual investments came into force Thursday enabling both countries to expand economic cooperation. Signed on ... Read More

Mauritania: Government Canvasses for President’s Stay in Power after 2019

March 31, 2016

Tensions raised high in Mauritania Wednesday as the Government went public calling for constitutional change to allow the current President to stand for elections in ... Read More

Mauritania: Sunni Religious Thinkers Ponder over Anti-Terrorism Solutions

March 24, 2016

Sunni religious experts of several countries met in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott to discuss ways to overcome terrorism which has tarnished the image of Islam, ... Read More

Al-Qaeda discussed Peace Deal with Mauritania in 2010 (Bin Laden’s Documents)

March 2, 2016

The terror group Al Qaeda discussed in 2010 the contingency to strike a peace deal with Mauritania in return of an annual “tithe” of $11 ... Read More

IMF Expects Mauritania Economy to Grow 4.2 % in 2016

February 23, 2016

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Mauritania's real GDP growth to reach 4.2 percent in 2016 thanks to a rebound in mining production. After concluding ... Read More