Africa: Mauritania

Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani said Wednesday he would run for a second term in presidential elections due ...

Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani said Wednesday he would run for a second term in presidential elections due ...

The first round of Mauritania's presidential election will take place on June 29, with a possible second round on July 1 ...

The European Union has unveiled 210 million in aid to help Mauritania crack down on people smugglers and deter migrant ...

The two remaining members of West Africa's G5 Sahel group has said they are paving the way to dissolving the anti-jihadi ...

A court in Mauritania's capital Nouakchott on Monday sentenced former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to five years in ...

The ruling party in Mauritania has won a landslide victory in last week's legislative and local elections, according to ...

Voters in the West African nation of Mauritania began casting ballots Saturday in the first legislative and local electi ...

Voters in the conservative West African state of Mauritania head to the polls on Saturday for legislative and local ele ...

Voters in the conservative West African state of Mauritania head to the polls on Saturday for legislative and local ele ...

Mauritania's ex-president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Thursday pleaded not guilty to charges of graft and illegal enrichm ...

Saif el Islam al Ahmed Mahmoud sat cross-legged on a sheepskin and gingerly turned the pages of an ancient manuscript. ...

Three escaped jihadist prisoners were killed in Mauritania during an operation to recapture them, the government said on ...

Four jihadists have escaped from prison in Mauritania after a shootout left two national guards dead, the interior minis ...