Authorities in Mauritania have frozen the assets of former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz following his arrest last month and the impending investigation into financial corruption during his ten years in...

Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz refused to answer questions relating to the source of his wealth

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani has just completed his first year in power by launching a campaign to fight corruption and protect public funds. As part of this...

Mauritanian authorities released former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz at dawn on Monday and placed him under surveillance a week after his detention pending an investigation on “suspicions of...

In the last 48 hours, Spanish authorities have discovered the lifeless bodies of 20 people trying to reach the Canary Islands from Africa in rafts, Anadolu Agency reports. In August alone,...

The former Mauritanian President Ould Abdel Aziz has been placed under investigation on charges of corruption, after a parliamentary committee scrutinised his ten years in office. Ould Abdel Aziz...

Mauritania, a member of the Arab League, said it trusts the “wisdom and good judgement” of the United Arab Emirates leadership for signing an accord with Israel to agree...

The ministers who will serve in the new Mauritanian government headed by Mohamed Ould Bilal were announced on Sunday. The announcement was made by the Secretary-General of the Presidency,...

The Public Prosecution of the Nouakchott Court has announced the arrest of several suspects alleged to be involved in the embezzlement of $2 million of foreign exchange reserves from...

The health official demanded residents increase their liquid intake during this period, taking particular care of children and the elderly

A piece of a Chinese rocket launched as an experiment to send humans to the moon in the future has crash-landed in the Atlantic Ocean near the coast of...

Morocco, Kuwait, Qatar, Lebanon, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia and Mauritania confirmed new cases and deaths from the novel coronavirus on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. The death toll in Morocco has risen to...

The Secretary-General of the Arab Maghreb Union, Al-Tayeb El-Bakoush, said on Tuesday 3 March 2020, that there is a possibility of a summit to be held this year, gathering...

The UAE announced, Sunday, that it has allocated $2 billion to Mauritania for the implementation of investment and development projects, and provided soft loans, according to the official Emirates...

Mauritania yesterday denied recent reports on “a possible construction of an Emirati military base” on its soil. A local source told official ACE that Mauritania was having “brotherly relations...

Some Mauritanian lawmakers would form a parliamentary committee to investigate into the former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz’s tenure, local media reported yesterday. “On Monday, several MPs, including opponents...

Local and foreign tourists in Mauritania do not leave the country without visiting the desert.

Drought and exportation increased the value of sacrificial animals during Eid al-Adha in Mauritania

At a time when his government's legitimacy is being questioned

Twelve per cent of Mauritania’s four million people suffers from various types of hepatitis (A-B-C), according to a government medical institute. The director of the National Institute of Hepatic...

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz yesterday sacked Health Minister Boubacar Kane just five days before he is due to step down from his post as the country’s head, the...

Mauritanian authorities restored Internet access on mobile phones late Wednesday after a 10-day blackout. The authorities had cut off access to the internet on 23 June, following the outbreak...

Internet connectivity yesterday cut off in most of the parts of Mauritania days after the conclusion of the country’s presidential election, a cybersecurity and internet governance company has announced....

Mauritania’s government-backed candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani won the presidential election on Sunday, cementing the power of a ruling party that has positioned itself as an ally of the West...

Mauritania’s government, which has positioned itself as an ally of the West against Islamist militants, declared victory on Sunday in the country’s presidential election but opposition candidates said they...

Early poll results put Mauritania ruling party candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani comfortably ahead in Saturday’s election, taking 50.72% of the vote with just over half votes counted, data from...

The National Independent Elections Committee in Mauritania announced on Thursday that 100 international monitors had entered the country to observe presidential elections slated for today. Mauritanian news agencies reported...

Kuwait denied news saying that it exempted Mauritania from debt interest, pointing out that it had replaced interests with investment opportunities. Kuwait’s Ministry of Finance asserted in a statement...

Mauritanian and Moroccan media reported that the Saudi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf has asked for an opinion on the kingdom’s desire to establish a military base in Mauritania from...

February 17 this year marks 30 years since the Arab Maghreb Union, better known by its French acronym UMA, was founded as an economic and political union bringing together...

Launched by the United States counterterrorism forces in 2005, Flintlock is an annual regional exercise that is back for a new edition. The military exercise will be held from February...

Saudi Arabia has promised to donate 100 million Euros ($114 million) to the G5 Sahel for development projects. The Saudi Press Agency reported Friday that Saudi Arabia has pledged...