Mauritania

Mauritania to release graft-accused ex-president, says ministry

Nouakchott – Mauritania’s judiciary said on Friday it would release corruption-accused former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on health grounds... Read more

8 Jan, 2022

Coronavirus

Mauritanian president, 65, has ‘mild’ Covid, official says

Nouakchott – Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the state news agency, which... Read more

5 Jan, 2022

Countries

Mauritania’s detained ex-president hospitalised, a lawyer says

Nouakchott – Mauritania’s former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, detained since mid-2021 over suspicions of corruption, has been admitted to... Read more

31 Dec, 2021

Business

Work begins on Mauritania-Senegal bridge

Nouakchott – The presidents of Mauritania and Senegal on Tuesday kicked off construction of a bridge linking the two countries,... Read more

1 Dec, 2021

Mauritania

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