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Morocco is stepping up its crackdown on traffickers in the border crossing with Mauritania, Guerguarat, which by the past witnessed tensions between Moroccan army and Polisario militias who attempted to hinder the flow of traffic. As the noose tightens on traffickers, a customs officer was attacked in his car by an unknown gang that also […]
Leaders of the 12 parties aligned with the Mauritanian ruling regime have demanded authorities to intervene and secure the release of a political leader who has been held in Saudi Arabia for several months, Le360.ma reports. Youssef Ould Horma Babana, leader of Temam [party close to the regime] has been held in custody for several […]
Morocco and Tunisia are two success stories of the Arab Spring. They are two countries struggling to establish democratic rules in a regional environment plagued by the rise of the military as a kingmaker. In Algeria, the army scapegoated an ailing president and is currently trying to refurbish its facade despite mounting popular protests. In […]
Kuwait Thursday denied Mauritania’s state news agency report that it has wiped out the interests on loans it had granted to the North African country, explaining that the interests are replaced with “investment opportunities’. The denial came in the wake of a Tuesday report by the Mauritanian state-run news agency that the Gulf country and […]
Mauritania and Kuwait are poised to bolster their cooperation in environment, communication and culture. To this end, the two countries signed agreements on these sectors Tuesday as President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz was paying a state visit to the Gulf country. The Mauritanian leader, who left Kuwait City this Wednesday, met with Kuwaiti ruler Sabah Al-Ahmad […]
Mauritanians will elect a new leader June 22 according to a decree from outgoing President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz’s office. The decree set a runoff on July 6 in case no candidate gets an outright win. Candidates have until May 08, midnight to file applications, according to the decree. President Ould Abdelaziz, in power since 2008, […]
Mauritanian President Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz made a volt face by declaring an outright support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara making it clear that Rabat and Nouakchott share borders with no entity in between. “There is no state between us” said the President in an interview with Arai Al Yaoum news portal. The statement […]
Moroccan security and customs services have foiled a drug smuggling attempt at Guerguarate crossing point, in the southernmost tip of the country on the borders with Mauritania. The search operation, carried out Wednesday on the basis of accurate information provided by the Directorate General for Territory Surveillance (DGST), enabled the seizure of 11,940 tons of […]
Finding a lasting and mutually acceptable solution to the Sahara would benefit the whole region of the Maghreb, the UN Personal Envoy for the Sahara Horst Köhler said in a statement at the end of the second round of negotiations held at Le Château Le Rosey in Bursins, near Geneva, March 21-22 with the participation […]
Mauritania has banned at least 12,000 Senegalese fishermen from fishing in its waters despite the agreement signed with its neighbor last December. “They want zero foreigners in the boats,” Cheikh Sidath Ndiaye, member of the National Council of Social Dialogue said early this week in reference to Mauritanian authorities. The decision bars at least 12,000 […]