Algerian soldiers cross into Mauritania while chasing fuel smugglers from Tindouf camps

Algerian border guards reportedly crossed into Mauritanian territory on Tuesday evening during a pursuit of fuel smugglers believed to be Sahrawis from the Tindouf refugee camps, according to a Hespress AR source familiar with the situation in...

Mauritania Rallies for Gaza: Mass Protests, Aid Campaigns, and Unified Solidarity With Palestine and Iran

On Sunday evening, the National Alliance for the Support of the Palestinian People organized a mass rally in Nouakchott under the slogan: “Yes to Breaking the Siege.” Participants reaffirmed their popular support for the resistance in Gaza,...

Strengthening social protection, economic resilience in Mauritania for sustainable and inclusive growth

20 june 2025 - 07:06:28 MA/AR 187 Views Panafrican News Agency Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The World Bank Group has released the eighth edition of its Mauritania Economic Update, highlighting the Mauritanian government’s continued efforts to...

Mauritania’s Public Unites Behind Iran Amid Escalating War with Israel

Home/News/Mauritania’s Public Unites Behind Iran Amid Escalating War with Israel News Watan-As the Middle East experiences a dramatic military escalation between Iran and Israel, the Mauritanian public is deeply engaged. Emotional and political...

Sharjah honours four prominent figures of Mauritanian literature

Under the patronage of His Highness Dr Sheikh Dr Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, witnessed a formal and cultural celebration that reinforced the values of loyalty to...

Department of Culture honours four figures of Mauritanian literature

Four prominent figures of Mauritanian literature were honoured in recognition of their contributions to enriching cultural life: poet Mohamed Fall Abdel Latif, linguistics academic Dr Yahya Al Hashemi, language researcher Dr Mohamedou Ameen, and...

ACG pledges $2bln in development funding for Mauritania

Arab Coordination Group (ACG), an alliance comprising ten development funds from Arab world, has pledged $2 billion in development funding for Mauritania in Northwest Africa. The pledge was made at a high-level roundtable held in Vienna, Austria,...

Ukraine turns to Africa in its struggle against Russia

On Africa's dry western tip, Mauritania has become an unlikely staging post for Ukraine's increasingly global struggle with its adversary Russia. Kyiv's new embassy in the country's capital Nouakchott - among eight it has opened in Africa since...

Mauritanian party calls for easing humanitarian convoy access to Gaza

The National Rally for Reform and Development party in Mauritania has called on Arab and Islamic governments to ease the passage of humanitarian convoys heading to the Gaza Strip, in order to help break the blockade and stop the Israeli...

Hundreds Of Mauritanians Demonstrate To Denounce Zionist Aggression On Iran & Gaza

Hundreds of Mauritanians demonstrated Sunday evening in front of the US embassy in the capital, Nouakchott, to condemn the US-backed Zionist aggression against Iran and the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Safa News Agency, local sources...

Ukraine seeks African allies through food and diplomacy

Jessica Donati and Olena Harmash, Reuters On Africa's dry western tip, Mauritania has become an unlikely staging post for Ukraine's increasingly global struggle with its adversary Russia. Kyiv's new embassy in the country's capital Nouakchott -...

Mauritanian President congratulates Azerbaijani leader

Mauritania eliminates trachoma, honoured by WHO

06 June 2025: Mauritania and Papua New Guinea have officially announced the elimination of trachoma, an eye disease responsible for most cases of infectious blindness in the world, as a public health problem. This brings to 23 the number of...

Mauritanian sheep vendor loses 25M CFA to thieves in Senegal

According to the Senegalese news website Senego, a major theft occurred on Friday, June 6, at the livestock market in Rufisque, Senegal, just ahead of the Tabaski festival on Saturday. Cherif Assanet Aidara, a Mauritanian sheep vendor, had 25...

Sidi Ould Tah: The Quiet Rise of Mauritania on the African Stage

Elected with over 76 percent of the vote, Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah embodies the discreet but strategic resurgence of a long-understated country on the continental scene. His victory crowns several years of steady diplomatic positioning. The vote...

Morocco, Mauritania witness mass demonstrations in support of Gaza, condemning genocide

Morocco, Mauritania witness mass demonstrations in support of Gaza, condemning genocide [Fri, 13 Jun 2025 20:46:06 +0300] Casablanca/Nouakchott – Saba: Thousands of citizens demonstrated across Morocco and Mauritania on Friday, expressing...

Mass Protests Across Morocco, Yemen, and Mauritania Demand End to Gaza Genocide

Watan-Thousands of citizens in Morocco, Yemen, and Mauritania participated in large-scale demonstrations on Friday in solidarity with Gaza, demanding support for Palestinians and an end to the genocide being carried out by Israel in the besieged...

Ukraine Joins the Fight Against Russian Mercenaries in Africa

Ukraine is ready to support African countries in their fight against Russian mercenaries, offering military training, sharing battlefield experience, and assisting refugees in regions where the Kremlin’s influence is growing. According to a...

Türkiye Diyanet Foundation opens 34 clean water wells in Mauritania

The Türkiye Diyanet Foundation (TDV) has drilled 34 water wells in Mauritania, a desert-climate country in West Africa, over the past seven years. The foundation continuously works to provide access to one of the most essential needs in Africa,...

Mauritania And Papua New Guinea Eliminate Trachoma, Honoured By WHO