August 28
Mauritania: Spain and Mauritania Agree Deals to Stem Flow of Illegal Migrants
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani announced a series of agreements on Wednesday aimed at stemming a surge in migrants… Read more »
August 27
Mauritania: Spanish PM to Visit Mauritania, Senegal to Address Migration Surge
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez begins a three-day visit to Mauritania, Gambia and Senegal Tuesday as part of his focus on curbing migration to the Canary Islands, which have… Read more »
July 02
Mauritania: Mauritania's Ghazouani Wins Presidential Vote, Despite Claim of Fraud
Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has secured re-election with a comfortable margin, garnering 56.12 percent of the vote. The results were announced by the… Read more »
April 25
Mauritania: Mauritania President to Run for Second Term in June Polls
Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani said Wednesday he would run for a second term in presidential elections due in June. Read more »
May 22, 2023
Mauritania: Ruling Party Wins Parliamentary Election
The ruling party in Mauritania has won a landslide victory in last week's legislative and local elections, according to official results on Sunday Read more »
November 19, 2022
West Africa: French-Speaking Countries Begin Tunisia Summit Focused On Economy
The world's French-speaking countries gathered in Tunisia on Saturday for talks focused on economic cooperation, more than a year after President Kais Saied began an… Read more »
August 18, 2020
Mauritania: Former President Questioned By Police for Second Day
Ex-Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz slept overnight at national police headquarters in Nouakchott on Monday, and was being questioned by police for a second day on… Read more »
August 11, 2020
Mauritania: President Sacks Prime Minister, Reshuffles Cabinet After Corruption Report
Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani announced a new cabinet shuffle on Sunday, in light of the release of a Parliamentary Enquiry report (CEP) into corruption during the… Read more »
June 24, 2019
Mauritania: Ghazouani Named Mauritania President As Opposition Rejects Result
Former Defence Minister Mohamed Ould Ghazouani was declared the winner of the presidential election in Mauritania by the electoral commission late Sunday. Opposition candidates,… Read more »