Burkina Faso World Bank asks Sahel nations to diversify economies Abidjan – The World Bank on Monday urged five West African countries to diversify their economies to adapt to... Read more 20 Sep, 2022
Countries Mauritanian ex-president released from custody pending trial Nouakchott – Mauritania’s disgraced ex-president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has been released from custody pending a trial on corruption... Read more 8 Sep, 2022
Countries Mauritanian ex-president to face corruption trial Nouakchott – Mauritania’s ex-president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, is to go on trial for alleged corruption along with 11... Read more 2 Jun, 2022
Countries UN envoy says slavery persists in Mauritania despite govt efforts Nouakchott – Mauritania has made progress in battling slavery but still has its work cut out to abolish the... Read more 14 May, 2022
Countries Mauritania says two nationals dead after Western Sahara strike Nouakchott – Two Mauritanians died on the edge of the disputed Western Sahara last weekend, Mauritania said on Wednesday,... Read more 14 Apr, 2022
Countries Experts in Mali to investigate Mauritanian civilian disappearances Nouakchott – A delegation of Mauritanian experts has arrived in Mali to help investigate the recent disappearance of a number... Read more 17 Mar, 2022
Countries Fighting slavery ‘irreversible priority’, says Mauritanian official Nouakchott – Fighting slavery in Mauritania is “a constant and irreversible” priority for the authorities, one of the country’s... Read more 17 Mar, 2022
Countries Mali bans civilians from border area in Mauritania tensions Bamako – Mali says it has banned civilians from a border area where the disappearance of citizens from Mauritania blamed... Read more 14 Mar, 2022
Countries Mali probes Mauritanian ‘murders’ following outcry Bamako – Mali has announced a murder inquiry after an outcry in neighbouring Mauritania over the death of Mauritanian civilians... Read more 10 Mar, 2022
Countries Mauritania accuses Mali army of crimes against its citizens Nouakchott – The foreign ministry in Nouakchott on Tuesday accused Mali’s army of crimes against Mauritanians after protesters in the... Read more 9 Mar, 2022