Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? The presidential election, scheduled for 21 June, was the major story in Mauritania this week.

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania produced 200,000 tons of grains (rice and traditional grains) in the 2013/2014 crop year, Brahim Ould Moctar Ould Mohamed M'Bareck, the Minister of Rural Deve...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Human rights organizations in Mauritania have condemned the ''fatwa'' issued against one of their members, Aminetou Mint Moctar.

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? Mauritanian president Ould Abdel Aziz and the World Bank sub-regional Operations Director, Mrs Vera Songwe, on Thursday discussed a 300-megawatt electricity project that...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? The Mauritanian media this week highlighted a demonstration staged by opposition parties to protest the holding of the 21 June presidential election in the country. P...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the country's national virology and hepatitis institute, PANA reported, quo...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? The Mauritanian national independent electoral commission (CENI) has asked the five candidates for the 21 June presidential polls to respect its code of conduct as elect...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian Minister of Communications and government spokesman, Sidi Mohamed Ould Maham, on Tuesday said that the ruling party was ready to continue the dialogue wi...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? The first round of the Mauritanian presidential election will be held on 21 June, according to a presidential decree issued here on Sunday. Politics

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Chairman of the National Bar of Mauritania and presidential candidate of the National Forum for Democracy and Unity (FNDU), Mr. Ahmed Salem Ould Bouhoubeiny, has wit...