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Mauritanian gov't says strike by private schools harming school children

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian Minister of Culture and Handicrafts, Mr. Sidi Mohamed Ould Maham, says the strike embarked upon by owners of private schools is harming school children and d...

Mauritanian private schools on strike

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several dozens of private schools in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, declared a strike on Thursday to denounce "an exorbitant tax burden" and "the non-implementatio...

Union holds sensitization programme on cancer for Media stakeholders in Mauritania

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The local branch of the Francophone Press Union (UPF) of Mauritania, in collaboration with the Ministries of Health and Culture, on Friday organized a one-day sensitizat...

Mauritania launches desalination project to improve access to drinking water

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Monday kicked off the first phase of a project to build a desalination plant in the city of Nouadhibou, 465 km north of ...

Mauritanian president congratulates DR Congo president-elect

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian head of state Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Monday sent a congratulatory message to the DR Congo's president-elect , Félix Tshisekedi, following the confirmati...

Opposition Alliance nominates single candidate for 2019 presidential election in Mauritania

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Several leaders of a Democratic Opposition Electoral Alliance (AEOD) in Mauritania, rose from their meeting in Nouakchott, announcing "a common strategy, programme and c...

IFC provides US$1.7m support to improve business climate in Mauritania

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The International Finance Corporation, a lending arm of the World Bank for development projects in developing countries, will provide Mauritania technical and financial ...

Mauritanian President slams moves urging him to seek re-election for 3rd term

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's Head of State, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has ordered a halt to moves to review the country's constitution and allow him stand for election in 2019, according...

Mauritania's Islamist party calls for national dialogue

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? An opposition Islamist party in Mauritania, Rassemblement National pour la Réforme et le Développement (RNRD/TAWASSOUL/mouvance islamiste) on Tuesday called for "true an...

Mauritania, Senegal firm up deal on joint investment in offshore gas project

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? Mauritanian and Senegalese presidents Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz and Macky Sall respectively on Friday presided over the signing of a series of agreements on investment in ...