Tag: Mauritania

Mauritania: Journalist Sentenced to Three Years in Jail for Hurling Shoe at Cabinet Spokesperson

July 15, 2016

Cheikh Baye ould Mohamed, a journalist and member of a youth movement opposed to the Mauritanian regime was handed a three-year prison sentence Thursday for ... Read More

Noose Tightens around Algeria to Conduct Census of Population Held in Polisario-run Tindouf Camps

July 13, 2016

The International community is tightening the noose around Algeria to enable a census of the population held in the Polsario-run Camps with the latest call ... Read More

Mauritania: President Ould Abdel Aziz Denies any Attempt to Stay in Power

July 6, 2016

The Mauritanian President last week indicated he never planned to change the constitution to be able to run again for elections at the end of ... Read More

Tough Times for Slavery Abolitionists in Mauritania

July 5, 2016

Mauritanian authorities arrested last Sunday scores of anti-slavery activists on the backdrop of riots and clashes last week with security forces in Nouakchott. The riots ... Read More

Morocco’s Autonomy Proposal for Sahara, Best Acceptable Compromise, MEPs

June 21, 2016

Members of the European Parliament have underscored the soundness of the Morocco-proposed initiative to grant large autonomy to the Sahara under the Kingdom’s sovereignty, deeming ... Read More

Mauritania, Senegal Agree on Mutual Exploitation of Gas Field

June 14, 2016

Nouakchott and Dakar have come to an agreement to work jointly and share returns of gas production off their coasts by the American energy company, ... Read More

Mauritania’s President Challenges Washington to Produce Alleged Secret Agreement with al Qaeda

June 10, 2016

Mauritanian President has called on Washington to produce evidence of the alleged secret deal between Nouakchott and the al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on ... Read More

Mauritania: Eight People Killed in Alms Distribution Event

June 2, 2016

At least eight elderly women died Wednesday in a stampede at a charity event in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott. “At least eight people were killed, ... Read More

Mauritania: Supreme Court Frees Jailed Anti-slavery Activists

May 18, 2016

The Mauritania Supreme Court Tuesday demanded the immediate release of anti-slavery activists arrested two years ago and sentenced to two years in prison, reports say. ... Read More

Mauritania: Opposition Rejects President’s Proposal to Suppress Senate

May 9, 2016

The Mauritanian opposition Saturday took to the streets to contest the President’s constitutional change proposal that will allow suppression of the senate. "We are protesting ... Read More