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Tag: Mauritania
Dozens killed, at least 150 missing after Canaries-bound migrant boat capsizes off Mauritania
At least 25 have reportedly died and more than 150 are missing when a boat full of people hoping to get to Spain's Canary Islands ... Read More
Mauritania’s Ghazouani wins re-election with 56.12% of vote
Mauritania’s incumbent President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has comfortably won re-election, receiving 56.12 percent of the vote in the first round of the presidential ... Read More
EU’s ‘cash for migrant control’ deals with Tunisia and Mauritania prove to be highly controversial
The European Union's migration deals with Tunisia and Mauritania have proved to be controversial, with the former strongly criticized for fundamental rights violations of migrants ... Read More
BP’s floating gas production platform arrives off Mauritania, Senegal
Senegal and Mauritania are forging ahead with their joint gas fields with the arrival of BP’s floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit in the ... Read More
UNHCR and UNICEF warn of Sahel crisis becoming ‘problem for the world’
"If we don't act now," the humanitarian crisis that is unfolding in the Sahel will "become a problem for the world," a senior UNHCR official ... Read More
Mauritania’s urban growth among highest in Africa- World Bank
Mauritania’s cities have been growing at a rate of 3.8%, one of the highest in Africa, the World Bank said in a report, urging more ... Read More
Mauritanian President seeks re-election in June
Ould Ghazouani, who has been Mauritania’s President since 2019, said he will run for a second term in June elections. "I have deemed it appropriate ... Read More
West African Sahel sees soaring drug seizures, as UN calls for dismantling trafficking networks
Drug trafficking in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger continues to undermine security and economic development in the West African Sahel region, according to ... Read More
UMA: Libya Exposes Algiers Lies and Denies Tripartite Agreement on New Maghreb without Morocco
The bumbling Algerian regime continues to embarrass itself and lose credibility by trying to deceive the regional and international community with its old dirty games ... Read More
Mauritania poised to be Africa’s growth champion thanks to extractive economy
Mauritania is expected to report the highest growth rate in Africa by 2025 at 14.5% as the west African country taps into newly found gas, ... Read More