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Mauritania Enters Ukraine’s Game For Influence In Africa
SouthFront
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August 27, 2025
File image. Mauritania has denied that it was allowing Ukraine to traffic equipment and fighters through its territories to neighboring Mali. Alexander Ivanov, head of the Commonwealth of Officers for International Security, was the first to shed...
EU deal fuelling Mauritania's abuse of migrants - rights group
BBC
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August 27, 2025
Mauritania's security forces have been systematically abusing migrants from other African countries, a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. The violations have been exacerbated by a deal with the European Union (EU) and Spain, which aims to...
Mauritania accused of five years of migrant abuse by Human Rights Watch
The Sun Daily
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August 27, 2025
DAKAR: Human Rights Watch has accused Mauritanian security forces of committing serious human rights violations against migrants and asylum seekers over the past five years. The organisation detailed extensive abuses including torture, rape, and...
EU's and Spanish migration policies ‘exacerbate’ rights abuses in Mauritania - HRW report
Euronews
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August 27, 2025
Published on 27/08/2025 - 17:11 GMT+2 Human rights abuses of asylum seekers in Mauritania have been exacerbated by the European Union and Spain, which are “continuing to outsource migration management” to the West African country, a report by...
Mauritania accused of widespread abuse against migrants with EU complicity, report finds
Africanews
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August 27, 2025
A new Human Rights Watch investigation details years of torture, rape, and collective expulsions by Mauritanian security forces, practices intensified by European funding and migration outsourcing deals. Mauritanian security forces have...
EU urged to uphold human rights, as Mauritania accused of abuse of migrants
Modern Ghana
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Mauritania's role as a key transit hub for African migrants seeking passage to Europe has come into sharp focus, following renewed claims by the NGO Human Rights Watch of abuse by its security forces. In a new report, Human Rights Watch (HRW)...
Mauritania: Years of Migration Control Abuses
Human Rights Watch
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August 27, 2025
Mauritanian security forces committed serious human rights violations between 2020 and early 2025 against migrants and asylum seekers. The European Union and Spain, bilaterally, have continued to outsource migration management to Mauritania,...
HRW accuses Mauritania of years of African migrant abuse
African Insider
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August 27, 2025
Dakar – Mauritanian security forces have committed “serious human rights violations” against migrants and asylum seekers ranging from torture to rape over the past five years, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday in a report. The country has become a...
Rights group accuses Mauritania of years of migration control abuses
Panapress
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August 27, 2025
27 august 2025 - 06:56:05 MA 366 Views Panafrican News Agency Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Mauritanian security forces committed serious human rights violations between 2020 and early 2025 against largely West and Central African migrants and asylum...
EU and Spain risk rights abuse complicity in Mauritania, says Human Rights Watch
EUobserver
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August 27, 2025
The EU and Spain incentivised repression in Mauritania primarily against black African people attempting to get to Europe irregularly, says Human Rights Watch. A report out on Wednesday (27 August)To read this story, log in or subscribe Enjoy...
Nouakchott: Demonstration in front of US embassy demanding end to support for genocide in Gaza
Yemen News Agency SABA
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Nouakchott: Demonstration in front of US embassy demanding end to support for genocide in Gaza Nouakchott - Saba: Dozens of Mauritanians participated in a demonstration on Sunday evening in front of the US embassy in the capital, Nouakchott, in...
Polisario Fumes Following Morocco-Mauritania Military Meeting Over Sahara Map Display
Morocco World News
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August 23, 2025
Rabat — Morocco’s political wins seem to be annoying the separatist Polisario front, as it has sharply criticized the display of the North African country’s full map, including its southern provinces, during an official meeting between a Moroccan...
Integral Moroccan map display during Morocco-Mauritania military meeting triggers separatists
Hespress
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August 22, 2025
Media outlets aligned with the Polisario Front have denounced the appearance of a full map of Morocco, including its southern provinces, during a recent meeting between a Moroccan military delegation and Mauritanian military officials in the...
Algeria says 90% of Trans-Saharan Highway completed
Zawya
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Trans-Saharan Highway, one of Africa’s largest regional infrastructure projects, has achieved 90 percent completion rate, with the entire 2,400-km section crossing Algerian territory fully built, state news agency APS reported. Stretching nearly...
Chinese embassy donates food supplies to Mauritania's Assaba Region
Xinhua News Agency
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NOUAKCHOTT, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Embassy in Mauritania on Tuesday handed over a batch of food supplies to the Assaba Region to support residents recently affected by floods. The donation, comprising rice, cooking oil, sugar, and milk...
ASX Penny Stocks Under A$2B Market Cap: 3 Hidden Opportunities
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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August 28, 2025
As Australian shares show a modest rise, attention remains on earnings and how they impact market dynamics. Amidst this backdrop, penny stocks—though an older term—continue to represent intriguing opportunities for investors seeking growth at...
Mauritania’s grit impresses Lopez
Daily News Tanzania
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August 15, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: MAURITANIA head coach Garay Lopez praised his side’s resilience and character after a 1-0 victory over Burkina Faso at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium on Wednesday. The results keep their hopes alive for a quarter-final appearance. The...
Mauritania on the brink as Madagascar, Burkina Faso fight for survival
The Standard
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El Mami Tetah (left) of Mauritania battles for the ball with Moumou Diallo of Burkina Faso during the CHAN Group B clash at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es salaam, Tanzania on August 13, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Host Tanzania’s Taifa...
Mauritania pip Burkina Faso to keep alive Chan last eight hopes
The Namibian
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August 13, 2025
Mauritania beat Burkina Faso 1-0 to keep alive their hopes of reaching the African Nations Championships quarter-finals in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday. With Tanzania having already won Group B and qualified for the last eight, the two teams were...
Mauritania edge past 10-man Burkina Faso
Gulf Daily News Online
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FOOTBALL – MAURITANIA edged a bruising, high-stakes Group B tie 1-0 against 10-man Burkina Faso in the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Dar es Salaam, Alassane Diop’s first-half penalty enough to settle a contest shaped by a VAR red card and...