139 Illegal Gambian Migrants Deported From Mauritania

Mauritania on Friday deported 139 Gambians who were attempting to travel illegally to the Canary Islands, official sources said.

Gunmen have Attacked a Military Convoy in Northern Mauritania

Unidentified gunmen attacked a Mauritanian military convoy on Sunday night in the Tirwe district at some 800 km in the north of Nouakchott, a source close to the security services in Nouakchott told APA on Monday.

Mauritanian Police Arrest Over 220 Sub-Saharan Migrants

Mauritanian security men in Lagoueira on Wednesday, arrested about 199 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa while attempting to reach the Canary Islands, in Spain, sources confirmed here Thursday.

Mauritania: Ould Ahmed El Waghev Becomes New Premier

Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi on Tuesday appointed a new Prime Minister, Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghev, who was previously minister and Chief Presidential Secretary.

Gunmen Attack Israeli Embassy in Mauritania

Early on Friday, a group of six men attacked the Israeli embassy in Nouakchott with automatic weapons and injured four Mauritanian guards while a French woman was hit by a stray bullet.