Tag: Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz
Mauritania: An international forum to fight slavery
The fight against slavery in Mauritania "is a constant and irreversible priority" of the authorities, said Wednesday in Nouakchott a senior Mauritanian state official, during ... Read More
Jailed former Mauritanian President hospitalized for “urgent care’’
Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, in pre-trial detention since June in a case of alleged corruption, was admitted Wednesday night to the military hospital ... Read More
Mauritania: Former President Ould Abdelaziz asks President Ghazouani to intervene
Former President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz is asking his successor, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, to stop "being a passive witness to injustice. In a letter dated December ... Read More
Mauritania: massive arrests in connection with corruption scandal at state-run energy company
The Mauritanian police have nabbed a senior official of a state-run energy company and a businessman, both accused by a Senegal company for demanding commissions ... Read More
Former Mauritania leader asked to appear in parliament over allegations of state assets misappropriation
A commission in the Mauritanian parliament investigating the country’s management over the past 10 years has requested former President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz to show in ... Read More
Mauritania’s President Wants Opposition out of Parliament
Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz has called for banning opposition MPs from entering the parliament, labelling them as “intruders” and “extremists.” He said in an ... Read More
Mauritania: Dakar bans for second time Biram Dah Abeid-led conference on human rights abuses, racism
Mauritanian activist Biram Dah Abeid Wednesday was forced to abort conference on human rights abuses and racism in his country after receiving instructions from Senegalese ... Read More
Mauritania: Men of Trust, President Ould Abdelaziz’s Shield
The Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, in power since 2008, has been unshaken by the opposition for many reasons, but if he still has a ... Read More
Morocco-Mauritania: Rabat regrets Mauritania’s reckless action
Rabat has summoned Mauritanian ambassador to Morocco to protest against hoisting of the Mauritanian flag by Mauritanian soldiers in the border town of Lagouira, South ... Read More
Mauritania: Morocco offers rocket launchers, reports reveal
Morocco offered some rocket launchers to Mauritania in its protection of borders between the two countries, reports say. Mauritanian and Moroccan media sources revealed that ... Read More