Mauritania

Lawyer for Mauritania’s ex-president fears unfair trial

Nouakchott – A lawyer for Mauritania’s ex-president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, said on Saturday his client might not get... Read more

15 Jan, 2023

Nouakchott – Mauritania’s ex-president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who faces a trial for alleged corruption, said on Thursday that... Read more

6 Jan, 2023

Nouakchott – Nouakchott and Madrid have reached a security deal to provide Mauritania with more logistical support to combat... Read more

4 Nov, 2022

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

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

Nouakchott – Mauritania has made progress in battling slavery but still has its work cut out to abolish the... Read more

14 May, 2022

Nouakchott – Two Mauritanians died on the edge of the disputed Western Sahara last weekend, Mauritania said on Wednesday,... Read more

14 Apr, 2022

Bamako – Mali’s ruling junta has ordered French broadcasters RFI and France 24 off the air, complaining they had... Read more

18 Mar, 2022

Nouakchott – A delegation of Mauritanian experts has arrived in Mali to help investigate the recent disappearance of a number... Read more

17 Mar, 2022

Nouakchott – Fighting slavery in Mauritania is “a constant and irreversible” priority for the authorities, one of the country’s... Read more

17 Mar, 2022