Tag: Mauritania
Mauritania: 20 years in prison required for former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
The prosecutor requested 20 years in prison with confiscation of his property against the former president. Prosecuted for illicit enrichment, abuse of power and money laundering, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz…
Mauritania: the trial of ex-president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz resumes with the return of his defense
In Mauritania, in the trial of former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Monday was marked by the return to court of his lawyers. The defense group of the former head…
Mauritania: a high school student prosecuted for blasphemy during the baccalaureate
A candidate for the baccalaureate exam in Mauritania was charged and imprisoned on Wednesday July 26 for having returned a copy deemed blasphemous against the Prophet Muhammad, according to the…
Oumar Diop buried in Nouakchott after the conclusions of the Moroccan autopsy
The death of this young Mauritanian on the night of May 28 to 29 in a hospital in the capital after custody in a police station had caused major riots…
strong protests following the death of a young black man, after his arrest by the police
Mauritania shaken by riots. At the beginning of the week, cities in the Islamic Republic experienced strong protests, a demonstrator was killed in the south of the country. These movements…
Mauritania: opponent Biram Dah Abeid still in police custody
In Mauritania, opponent Biram Dah Abeid, arrested on May 23, 2023, was still in custody on May 25. A situation that the acting government spokesman justifies at the microphone of…
voters torn between hope in youth and disappointment in politics
In Mauritania, legislative and local elections are being held on Saturday 13 May. The campaign ended Thursday, May 11 in the evening. More than a million voters are called upon…
the trial of former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz suspended for 15 days
In Mauritania, the trial of former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (2009-2019), prosecuted for corruption, influence peddling and illicit enrichment, was suspended for 15 days on February 13, 2023, at…
death of human rights activist sparks outrage
According to his family, the young activist Souvi Ould Jibril Ould Cheine succumbed to a tough interrogation in a police station shortly after his arrest. Very present on social networks,…
former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz attacked head-on during his trial
The trial of the former Mauritanian president continues in Nouakchott. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz appears before a criminal court for money laundering, corruption and illicit enrichment. Nine other personalities, including…