Morocco and Mauritania coordinate over telecoms
Relations between Morocco and Mauritania are improving due to a recent meeting where their leaders discussed ways to coordinate across...
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Western Sahara: Morocco to expand infrastructure south
Mauritania has given the green light for an electricity project connecting it to Morocco through Western Sahara, as relations between...
Mauritania produces its first gas in major milestone
Mauritania has produced its first gas in collaboration with Senegal, in what is a major leap forward for the North...
Algerian President Tebboune makes historic visit to Mauritania
Abdelmadjid Tebboune arrived in Mauritania on December 9th, marking the first time an Algerian president has stood on Mauritanian soil...
Mauritanian ex-president in court on graft charges
Former Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz appeared in court on November 13th to start his appeal against a jail...
Morocco rejects UN proposal on Western Sahara
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita has described proposals by the United Nations envoy to partition the disputed territory of Western...
Algerian chief visits Mauritania as countries closen ties
An Algerian Lieutenant visited Mauritania this week with the intention of strengthening co-operation between the two countries, as reported by...
Mauritania: three dead in jail for post-election protests
Three protesters have been found dead whilst under detention in Mauritania on July 3rd, reported Middle East Online and agencies....
Mauritania: Ghazouani tipped to win 2nd presidential term
Despite criticism from opposition parties, Mauritania’s current president is expected to win a second term in the country’s ongoing elections...
Mauritania conducts military drills amid rising Mali tensions
Mauritania’s army has conducted a series of military drills on its 2,260km (1,404-mile) south-eastern border with Mali amid rising tensions...
Arab Maghreb Union without Morocco?
The envoy of the President of the Libyan Presidential Council sends a written message to the Moroccan king expressing Libya's...
Mauritania: President announces run for second term
Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani announced on April 24th that he will run for a second presidential term, reports The...
Two dead in Canaries migrant vessel tragedy
Spanish authorities rescued 38 people attempting the perilous sea journey to its Canary Islands from West Africa on March 11th,...
EU strikes migration deal with Mauritania
The European Union has sealed a €230 million deal with Mauritania for funding a program to reduce irregular migration toward...
Algeria and Mauritania move ahead on free trade zone
The Algerian and Mauritanian Presidents formally introduced a free trade zone between the two countries on February 22, Algeria Presse...
