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City view of Nouakchott in Mauritania

This photo taken on July 14, 2025 shows the Liberty Park and the Presidential Palace in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Nouakchott, on the edge of the Sahara Desert, is the capital of Mauritania and its political, economic, and cultural center....

China, Mauritania celebrate 60 years of diplomatic ties with reception in Nouakchott

NOUAKCHOTT, July 19 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Embassy in Mauritania hosted a reception on Friday at the International Conference Center in Nouakchott to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Mauritania. The event...

Spain and Mauritania sign four agreements on transport, social security, cybersecurity and national parks

Spain and Mauritania sign four agreements on transport, social security, cybersecurity and national parks

Four agreements Keys to the joint declaration The President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, and the leader of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, met in the capital of the North African country, Nouakchott,...

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez visits Mauritania for talks on migration, trade and regional security

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez visits Mauritania for talks on migration, trade and regional security

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was in Mauritania on Wednesday for talks with President Mohamed Ould Ghazouni on migration, trade and regional security. Mauritania is struggling to cope with boats departing its shores for Spain's Canary...

How Mauritania-Israel normalization may boost US posture in the Sahel

How Mauritania-Israel normalization may boost US posture in the Sahel

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani recently met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the US-Africa Summit, according to media reports, which I confirmed through sources on background. The meeting reportedly...

Gambian Migrants in Mauritania Face Arbitrary Arrests, Deportation

Gambian Migrants in Mauritania Face Arbitrary Arrests, Deportation

By: Haddy Touray Scores of furious Gambians residing in Mauritania have called for urgent government intervention from Banjul as many of them are facing continuous harassment, arbitrary arrests/detentions and deportations met to them by...

U.S. think tank identifies Algeria as key to resolving Moroccan Sahara dispute

U.S. think tank identifies Algeria as key to resolving Moroccan Sahara dispute

A new report by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy identifies Algeria as a central player in any potential resolution to the Moroccan Sahara conflict. The report describes Morocco’s autonomy initiative as the most viable framework for a...

Mauritania denies reports of planned meeting with Netanyahu during Washington visit

Mauritania denies reports of planned meeting with Netanyahu during Washington visit

Mauritania’s ambassador to the United States, Sissah bint Sheikh Ould Bide, has categorically denied reports suggesting that President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his...

Mauritania to establish ties with Israel in Trump-brokered White House talks: Report

Mauritania to establish ties with Israel in Trump-brokered White House talks: Report

Mauritania is reportedly preparing to restore diplomatic relations with Israel during a meeting at the White House later on Wednesday, in a move facilitated by US President Donald Trump, according to a report by US news website Semafor. President...

Mauritania set to resume relations with Israel at Trump White House meeting

Mauritania set to resume relations with Israel at Trump White House meeting

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is set to take a step toward resuming ties with the state of Israel at a White House meeting brokered by US President Donald Trump later Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the plans. Mauritania...

Mauritania’s president to attend Trump’s Africa mini-summit with Sahara diplomacy in view

Mauritania’s president to attend Trump’s Africa mini-summit with Sahara diplomacy in view

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani will travel to Washington next Tuesday to take part in a mini-summit hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump on July 9 at the White House. The meeting will bring together leaders from...

Will Mauritania join the Abraham Accords with Israel?

Will Mauritania join the Abraham Accords with Israel?

President Ghazouani is in Washington to attend a scaled-down US-Africa summit alongside leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Senegal. [Getty] Mauritania's ambassador to the United States has denied reports that President Mohamed Ould...

A Primer for the White House Visit by Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal

A Primer for the White House Visit by Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal

A few months ago, the Chairman of the Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ted Cruz, hosted a roundtable discussion that tackled energy and critical mineral partnerships with the...

Trump praises Liberia leader's English, urges Mauritania leader to speed up

Trump praises Liberia leader's English, urges Mauritania leader to speed up

STORY: :: July 9, 2025 :: Washington, D.C. :: President Trump compliments the president of Liberia's English, which is the country's official language "We want to work with the United States in peace and security within the region..." "Such good...

WATCH: Trump Hosts Africa-Israel Working Lunch as Mauritania Moves to Restore Diplomatic Ties with Israel

WATCH: Trump Hosts Africa-Israel Working Lunch as Mauritania Moves to Restore Diplomatic Ties with Israel

Leaders of five African nations join Netanyahu at White House amid Trump-led push for continental trade and normalization with Israel By yourNEWS Media Newsroom President Donald Trump hosted a multilateral lunch at the White House Wednesday with...

Mauritania, Turkey sign civil aviation cooperation agreement

Mauritania, Turkey sign civil aviation cooperation agreement

Mauritania, Turkey sign civil aviation cooperation agreement in IstanbulMauritania’s National Civil Aviation Agency signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Turkey’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Saturday to boost technical...

Chairman of ruling party of Mauritania hails CPC's governance

Chairman of ruling party of Mauritania hails CPC's governance

A delegation from Mauritania's ruling party El Insaf Party, led by its chairman Sid Mahmoud, visited Shanghai on July 2. Mahmoud expressed his admiration for the Communist Party of China's grassroots connection. "We have gained insights into the...

Citizens of nowhere

Citizens of nowhere

Get The Gavel A weekly SCOTUS explainer newsletter by columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr. Some stateless people entered the United States and remain here legally, protected by asylum or another status. But like many undocumented immigrants, most live...

IMF Executive Board completes reviews of three arrangements for Mauritania

IMF Executive Board completes reviews of three arrangements for Mauritania

05 july 2025 - 14:55:19 MA 186 Views Panafrican News Agency Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The IMF Executive Board has completed the Fourth Reviews under the 42‑month blended Extended Credit Facility arrangement (ECF) and the Extended Fund Facility...

After successful Mauritania pilot, gov’t to issue ID cards to Gambians in Gabon, Congo and Togo

After successful Mauritania pilot, gov’t to issue ID cards to Gambians in Gabon, Congo and Togo

- Advertisement - By Tabora Bojang Interior Minister Abdoulie Sanyang has disclosed that following the successful issuance of national identity cards to Gambians in Mauritania, the government is planning to dispatch another team to Gabon, Congo...

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