First Independent Mena Newspaper
About one hundred Mauritanian companies took part Tuesday in Casablanca in the 2nd Moroccan-Mauritanian economic forum, a platform seeking to enhance dialogue and contacts between the business communities of the two countries. Organized by the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) and the National Union of Mauritanian Employers (UNPM), the forum was an opportunity for […]
Moroccan and Mauritanian businessmen will meet on Sept.20 in Casablanca to discuss joint ventures and partnership projects in agriculture, energy, agri-food business, pharmaceutical industry and finance. The meeting is organized by the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) and the National Union of Mauritanian Employers (UNPM). The event aims to strengthen economic and commercial cooperation […]
The Algerian authorities have donated lately to Mauritania tons of highly toxic dates, posing serious health risks to consumers as these dates have been banned in the European Union, the United States, Canada and other countries. Instead of disposing properly of their home-grown hazardous products, the ruling Algerian junta chose to send a “poisonous gift” […]
The EU reaffirmed its position in support of a fair, lasting, political and mutually acceptable solution to the Sahara issue and welcomed Morocco’s “credible” efforts to that end. The European Union (EU) remains committed to its position on the Moroccan Sahara dispute, recalls loud and clear that it takes “positive note of the serious and […]
The official reaction of the Mauritanian government to personal comments by a Moroccan Muslim scholar stands in stark contrast to the deafening silence towards comments uttered by Algerian President Abdelmedjid Tebboune who is responsible for his country’s foreign policy. Ahmed Raissouni, a former leader of the Islamist MUR and currently head of Qatar-funded International Union […]
Morocco and Mauritania are in talks to set up an internet cable interconnection building on the inroads of Moov Mauritel, a subsidiary of Morocco’s Maroc Telecom. Moroccan and Mauritanian media said the cable would be laid inland crossing the Sahara territory, offering Mauritania a second alternative besides the “African Coast to Europe (ACE)” cable. The […]
The Malian army and “white soldiers“ were involved in the killing of 33 of civilians, in Mali according to a report by United Nations experts. The disappearance of these civilians on March 5 in Robinet El Ataye, in the Segou region near the Mauritanian border, had caused a stir in Mali and Mauritania. Mauritania accused […]
The Speaker of the upper house of the Moroccan parliament, Naama Mayara, stressed from Nouakchott that the promotion of trade is a real avenue for strengthening distinguished relations between Morocco and Mauritania and suggested he setting up of a parliamentary economic forum. The proposal was made during a meeting Sunday with parliamentary groups at the […]
As the recruitment and exploitation of children in crises and political conflicts is a war crime under international humanitarian law. As the recruitment and exploitation of children in conflicts is a violation of the essence of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child and its annexed protocols and it requires no impunity. As […]
In a context of increasing repression of peaceful demonstrations by the Algerian security forces, hundreds of people have been arbitrarily arrested since the beginning of the peaceful movement Al hirak, including many human rights defenders who try to expose corruption and frauds in Algeria. This anti-corruption activism exposes human rights defenders to years of prison […]