Tag: Mauritania

US, Morocco, Mauritania in Military Intelligence Training

April 8, 2016

Moroccan and Mauritanian servicemen have benefited from intelligence course training conducted by US military experts in preparation for upcoming exercise “African Lion 2016.” The training ... Read More

Mauritania: Opposition Front Demands Sanctions against Ministers in Favor of Constitutional Change

April 8, 2016

Calls by some government ministers to change the constitution and allow the country’s President to run for elections in 2019 continue to stir condemnations as ... Read More

Mauritania-Spain: Agreement to Protect, Boost Investments

April 2, 2016

An agreement between Mauritania and Spain to protect and boost mutual investments came into force Thursday enabling both countries to expand economic cooperation. Signed on ... Read More

Mauritania: Government Canvasses for President’s Stay in Power after 2019

March 31, 2016

Tensions raised high in Mauritania Wednesday as the Government went public calling for constitutional change to allow the current President to stand for elections in ... Read More

Mauritania: Sunni Religious Thinkers Ponder over Anti-Terrorism Solutions

March 24, 2016

Sunni religious experts of several countries met in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott to discuss ways to overcome terrorism which has tarnished the image of Islam, ... Read More

Morocco Becomes Member of NATO Interoperability Platform

March 4, 2016

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has included the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces into its Interoperability Platform and enhanced military cooperation and special forces training ... Read More

Al-Qaeda discussed Peace Deal with Mauritania in 2010 (Bin Laden’s Documents)

March 2, 2016

The terror group Al Qaeda discussed in 2010 the contingency to strike a peace deal with Mauritania in return of an annual “tithe” of $11 ... Read More

IMF Expects Mauritania Economy to Grow 4.2 % in 2016

February 23, 2016

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Mauritania's real GDP growth to reach 4.2 percent in 2016 thanks to a rebound in mining production. After concluding ... Read More

Polisario’s Involvement in Drug Trafficking Confirmed by Mauritanian Official

February 20, 2016

Predictions made years ago by many a pundit about the Tindouf-based separatists' schemes to lay hand on the drug trafficking market in the Sahel-Sahara region ... Read More

Mauritania: Government Accused of Institutionalized Racism

February 10, 2016

Human rights groups in Mauritania have accused the Government of institutionalized racism after it appeared that the executive body prevented a youth soccer team from ... Read More