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Tag: Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Mauritania: Regime Turned Country into Cash Cow, Anti-Slavery Activist
Leader of the anti-slavery movement IRA (Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement) has slammed President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz’s regime for looting the ... Read More
Mauritania: President Wants Suppression of Senate
President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania Tuesday proposed the suppression of the Senate, which, he said, obstructs laws adoption. He called for a national ... Read More
Mauritania: Sunni Religious Thinkers Ponder over Anti-Terrorism Solutions
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
Al-Qaeda discussed Peace Deal with Mauritania in 2010 (Bin Laden’s Documents)
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
Mauritania: President Ould Abdel Aziz promises to quit power in 2019
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has promised to quit power at the end of his term in 2019, reports say. President Ould Abdel Aziz ... Read More
Mauritania: Notorious terrorist breaks loose from prison
Mauritanian security forces have given chase of a Mauritanian terrorist sentenced to death who has broken away from his prison cell in capital Nouakchott, reports ... Read More
Mauritania: NGOs demand release of anti-slavery activists
A group of 17 NGOs including Amnesty International Wednesday called for the immediate release of two Mauritanian anti-slavery activists arrested one year ago and handed ... Read More
Mauritania to send ground boots to Yemen, military source
Some 500 Mauritanian military forces are gearing up to join Saudi Arabia–led military coalition in Yemen to combat Houthi rebels, military sources said. “Soldiers of ... Read More
Nouakchott looks Up to China to unlock its economic potential
Mauritania, one of Africa's poorest countries and newest oil producers, looks forward to developing its economic relations and partnership with China, a major world economic ... Read More
Morocco among top innovative countries in North Africa
Morocco became Thursday the second North African country, after Tunisia, to introduce innovation into its development in 2015, ranking 78th out of 141 countries around ... Read More