Tag: Mauritania
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…
Amir Abdou, the magician of Mauritania
Mauritania had played two CHAN and two CAN, without winning a single match. It’s done after their victory at CHAN 2023 against Mali 1-0. A journey that bears the mark…
Lawyers for former President Abdel Aziz question fairness of his trial
In Mauritania, will former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz be entitled to a fair trial? This is the question posed by his lawyers. During a press conference on Saturday, January…
Confiscation of the passport of Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz: the Mauritanian government explains itself
Mauritanian authorities give their version of events after former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was prevented from leaving the country on Wednesday evening January 4th. As he was about to…
dismantling of a vast traffic of electronic waste towards Africa
The Spanish authorities have dismantled a huge network, made up of at least 43 people, which for two years had been exporting electronic waste from the Canary archipelago to the…
Mauritania creates a national body to collect zakat, Islamic alms
The Council of Ministers in Mauritania on Monday (December 26th) adopted a draft decree to create a national body to collect zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam. This…