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Mauritania has a new Prime Minister. It is Mohamed Ould Bilal, appointed Thursday afternoon, a few hours after the resignation of the government of Ismael Cheikh Sidiya. This resignation of the first government of the Ghazouani era seems to be the first consequence of the parliamentary report handed over to the Mauritanian judiciary. The government […]
The flights carrying the medical aid that Morocco decided to grant to several African countries at the order of King Mohammed VI to assist them cope with the COVID-19 health crisis started arriving in the beneficiary states. Thus, a flight of Royal Air Maroc landed Sunday afternoon at the international airport of Nouakchott. Mauritanian Minister […]
Morocco is planning to ship medical aid to Mauritania and share its anti-coronavirus expertise with its southern neighbor, the Mauritanian foreign minister Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said. Ould Cheikh Ahmed, speaking to Mauritanian news agency, said he had a phone call with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita who informed him of a Royal decision to […]
Algeria has been pushing above its weight announcing ambitions to enter the Sahel market without having prepared the necessary infrastructure and competitiveness. Algeria opened a border crossing with Mauritania in 2018 to enable exports of foodstuff through trucks towards Mauritania’s capital Nouakchott. Most Algerian trucks depart from Tindouf, crossing a distance of nearly 3000 km, […]
Total coronavirus cases have risen in Mauritania to 141, a month after it declared that it became coronavirus-free after seven recoveries and one death. The surge in cases in the sparsely populated West African country highlights the risks surrounding confinement easing and the need for vigilance and strict social distancing measures. The virus is circuitous […]
The Sahraouis held in inhuman conditions in the Poliairo-run camp with Algeria’s blessings are fleeing en masse to Mauritania over fears of the coronavirus outbreak, Mauritanian media reported. A convoy of 1,500 cars left the camps to northern Mauritanian localities of Tiris Zemmour and Adrar, Mauritanian media outlets reported. The media echoed concerns of the […]
Press Review April 25-26,2020
Mauritanian authorities have paved the way for Moroccan trucks carrying fresh produce and foodstuff to ensure an adequate supply of its domestic market, Mauritanian trade ministry said. In this respect, Mauritanian authorities have opened a special station in the capital Nouakchott for these trucks to unload and for drivers to rest, the ministry said. Measures […]
The West African country of Mauritania said that it has become coronavirus free after all infected people recovered or died, authorities said. The country has registered seven coronavirus cases, six left hospital while one person succumbed to the virus, Mauritanian health ministry said. Mauritania has asked people entering its borders to quarantine, which […]
The total blockade imposed by the polisario leaders on the Sahrawis sequestered in the Tindouf camps under the pretext of the coronavirus pandemic has boosted the million-dollar smuggling business of the corrupt Polisario chiefs. Six trucks loaded with 25 tons of flour, semolina or pasta, four tank trucks filled with 100 tons of diesel and […]