TAAZOUR provides aid to 200 families affected by floods in Kankoussa
The General Delegation for National Solidarity and the Fight Against Exclusion, TAAZOUR, provided support on Sunday to 200 families affected by floods and…
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Ould Mohamed Lemine bids farewell to Interior Ministry staff with a message of thanks and a review of sector reforms
The outgoing Minister of the Interior, Promotion of Decentralisation and Local Development, Mohamed Ahmed Ould Mohamed Lemine, sent a message of thanks and…
Mauritania calls for accountability over Riyadh airport attack
Mauritania called on Sunday, 11 October, for those responsible for Saturday's attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport to be held accountable and…
Technical mission prepares study of water supply to Akjoujt from Benichab
MCM facilities in Akjoujt, an archive image published by Madar in July 2024. Mauritania's water ministry has sent a technical mission to Akjoujt…
Senegal discusses reopening its embassy in Libya
Cheikh Niang and Libya's Taher Salam Al-Baour discussed reopening Senegal's embassy in Libya and economic cooperation, according to the Senegalese foreign ministry. The…
Ghazouani reaffirms cooperation with Equatorial Guinea in National Day message
President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani sent a message of congratulations to Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on Sunday, October 11,…
Mauritania begins seasonal octopus fishing closure
Mauritania's second seasonal closure of 2026 for octopus and other cephalopod fishing took effect on Saturday, 10 October. It covers artisanal, coastal and…
Ghazouani reaffirms partnership with Spain in message to King Felipe VI
President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani sent a congratulatory message to Spain’s King Felipe VI on the occasion of the country’s National Day,…
Mauritania announces new government with nearly 30 ministers
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani announced the composition of a new government on Saturday, 10 October 2026, led by Mokhtar Ould…
Mauritania announces new appointments at the presidency
Mauritania's presidency announced the appointment of Aissata Ba Yahya as minister and secretary-general of the presidency, replacing Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf. Ba Yahya…
Mauritania's UN representative meets Western Sahara envoy
Mauritania's representative to the United Nations, Cheikhna Ould Nenni, has said he met Staffan de Mistura, the UN secretary-general's personal envoy for Western…
Jamaa party urges government formation to reflect findings of SOMELEC fire inquiry
The Citizenship and Justice Front, known as Jamaa, has called for the findings and recommendations of the inquiry into fires at Mauritania's electricity…