Tag: Nouakchott

EU set to strike €210-million migration deal with Mauritania after Nigeria scrapped anti-migration law

February 15, 2024

EU Commission chief has pledged more than €210 million to support Mauritania manage migrant flows and clamp down on human traffickers, which comes amid growing ... Read More

Mali calls on nationals in Mauritania to stay clear from unrest

June 1, 2023

Malian authorities have urged their countrymen in Mauritania to stay away from unrest in the country following the death of a young Mauritanian in police ... Read More

Defense of Sahara is based on political action and socio-economic and human development efforts, says King Mohammed VI

November 6, 2022

King Mohammed VI of Morocco delivered, on Sunday, a speech to the Nation on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the glorious Green March. ... Read More

Mauritania: An international forum to fight slavery

March 17, 2022

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

Mauritania: massive arrests in connection with corruption scandal at state-run energy company

July 6, 2021

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

Mauritania’s President Irked by Poor Reception, Recalls Envoy to Banjul

March 8, 2017

The Mauritanian President, who has been reportedly angered by the poor consideration shown by Gambian President during his participation in Gambia’s celebration of its 52nd ... Read More

Senegal-Mauritania: 2Stv Warned for Criticizing Nouakchott

February 15, 2017

The Senegalese private TV channel 2Stv has received a warning from the country’s authorities for airing a program calling for armed protest against Mauritanian President ... Read More

Mauritania Awards Building of N’Diago Port to China’s Controversial Polytechnology

December 13, 2016

Chinese Polytechnology company, specialized in defense equipment, which has been under fire in Africa and around the world for bribery and money laundering, will build ... Read More

Western Sahara: Nouakchott Allows Polisario to Spy on Moroccan Forces from Guerguerat Buffer Zone

December 8, 2016

The Mauritania regime has again irritated Rabat after it allowed the Polisario Front to send militaries to spy on Moroccan forces from the military buffer ... Read More

Nouakchott Chides Paris for Welcoming Regime’s Staunch Opponent Biram

November 7, 2016

Mauritanian authorities have severely protested against Francois Hollande’s office after Paris received anti-slavery activist and former presidential candidate Biram Dah Abeid who has vowed to ... Read More