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Mauritania Monday unveiled the new cabinet lineup marked by the exit all former ministers who served under ex-President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz and who are suspected in an investigation into the 11 years of rule of the former leader. President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani last week appointed Mohamed Ould Bilal Prime Minister and tasked him […]
The Mauritanian police in charge of economic affairs has confiscated the passports of three high ranking officials who worked under former President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz whose 11-year rule (2008-2019) of the North African country is being investigated over corruption and mismanagement allegations. Last week, the country’s top prosecution ordered an investigation into the procurement of […]
Mauritania’s top prosecution Thursday said it ordered an investigation against former President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz and his entourage after it received a report by a nine-member commission tasked with shedding light on corruption allegations and the country’s management during the 11-year rule of the former strongman. Abdelaziz who left power in August last year, has […]
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