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Mauritania Plans to Inaugurate Numerous Development Projects on Independence Golden Jubilee
Mauritania plans to launch about a hundred of development projects in the course of next week as part of the country’s golden jubilee independence celebration, to take place on November 28th.
Mauritanian Defence Ministry Holds National Forum on Terrorism, Extremism
The Mauritanian Defence ministry held a national forum on terrorism and extremism on Sunday with the participation of ulemas (Islamic religious leaders), jurists, economists, and journalists.
Malaysian Firm Petronas to Continue Oil Exploration in Mauritania
The Mauritanian state-owned daily “Horizons” has reported that Malaysian firm Petronas, which operates the Chinguetti offshore oil field in Mauritania, has pledged to continue investing in the oil field of the country. This pledge was made on Monday...
Senegalese Authorities Deport Mauritanian Terror Suspect
Senegalese authorities have deported back to Nouakchott the Mauritanian citizen Taleb Ould Ahmednah. Ould Ahmednah is accused of being a member of the Al Qaeda wing in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI). He was arrested two months ago in Dakar where he was questioned...
Spain And Mauritania Set to Boost Bilateral Cooperation
The visiting head of the Spanish diplomacy, Miguel Angel Moratinos, has started talks with Mauritanian authorities to boost their bilateral cooperation. Following an audience with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, Monday in Nouakchott, the...
Mauritania’s Opposition Leader Expresses Fears About Possible Election Fraud
The Mauritanian opposition leader and presidential candidate for Saturday’s elections, Ahmed Ould Daddah, said he was concerned about the possible fraud in the upcoming poll. “I got rather worrying information on possible fraud. This is unacceptable...
Opposition in Mauritania Threaten to Boycott Elections If Organized By Coup Government
Opponents to the August 6th military coup in Mauritania are poised to boycott the presidential elections billed for July 18th if organized by the current government, one of the leaders of the National Front in Defence of Democracy (FNDD) has said. “We...
Mauritanian Opposition Leader Nominated for July Presidential Polls
Mauritanian opposition leader Ahmed Ould Daddah was nominated by his party, the Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD), as the candidate for the 18 July presidential polls. The RFD leader was unanimously nominated during the party’s extraordinary congress...
