Tag: Mauritania

Mauritania rescues 141 migrants as shifting departure routes deepen Atlantic risks

December 2, 2025

Mauritania’s coastguard rescued 141 West African migrants on 30 November after their boat, which had departed from the Gambia, capsized off the coast near Nouadhibou. ... Read More

Sahara: Will Mauritania join countries having consulates in Moroccan Sahara?

December 1, 2025

Mauritanian tribal leaders have handed over to Mauritania’s ambassador to Morocco Ahmed Ould Bahi a letter requesting the opening of a Mauritanian consulate in Laayoune ... Read More

Mauritania Secures €39m French Loan to Build Ten Solar Power Plants

November 26, 2025

Mauritania and France, on Tuesday, November 25, have formalized a preferential loan agreement worth €39.2 million to construct ten solar power plants equipped with storage ... Read More

World Bank urges Mauritania to diversify economy

November 26, 2025

Mauritania must accelerate economic diversification to achieve its ambition of becoming an upper-middle-income country by 2050, the World Bank said in a report published on ... Read More

Morocco supports Mauritania’s efforts to combat desert locust surge

November 25, 2025

Morocco has donated Mauritania 100,000 liters of pesticides to support this country’s efforts in combating desert locust invasion, threatening agricultural output. This donation is part ... Read More

Mauritania: 227 West African irregular migrants rescued off Nouadhibou

November 17, 2025

Mauritania’s coast guard said over the week-end that theyrescued 227 irregular migrants aboard a boat traveling from Gambia off the coast of Nouadhibou in the ... Read More

Sahara: Mauritania rebuffs Polisario request to open embassy in Nouakchott, another setback for separatists

November 15, 2025

The government of Mauritania has refused a request from the Algeria-backed Polisario militias to establish a consulate or embassy in Nouakchott, dealing another hard blow ... Read More

Mauritania’s Supreme Court upholds former president’s 15-year prison term

November 5, 2025

Mauritania’s Supreme Court has upheld the 15-year prison sentence handed to former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, confirming his conviction for illicit enrichment and influence ... Read More

UN Security Council vote crowns 26 years of action by King Mohammed VI- FM says

November 3, 2025

The adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2797 marks a historic turning point in the Sahara issue, capping more than two decades of sustained diplomatic ... Read More

Algeria’s pro-separatist activism at the UN reveals its role as genuine party to Sahara conflict

October 31, 2025

As the United Nations Security Council prepared to vote on a pivotal resolution endorsing Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, Algeria launched a last-minute diplomatic ... Read More