What further strained relations is that the Mauritanian president began to give this tension a personal dimension.

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) ? The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has called on Mauritania to release thirteen (13) anti-slavery activists sentenced to prison terms ranging from two to 15 years. S...

A group of Mauritanian anti-slavery activists who were sentenced to up to 15 years in prison are appealing, but fear a system they believe is rigged against them. On August 19, a tribunal in the capita...

International activists say the verdict is a "devastating blow to the Mauritanian anti-slavery movement".

Thirteen anti-slavery campaigners in Mauritania claim to have been tortured while detained by authorities.

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's President Omar Al Bashir on Sunday departed Khartoum for Nouakchott, Mauritania to attend the 27th Arab League Summit, the official news agency (SUNA) reported. Poli...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) ? The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has called on authorities in Mauritania to review the three-year jail sentence recently slammed against a journalist for throwing his...

New York, US (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, on Tuesday welcomed the release of two anti-slavery activists in Mauritania. Society

Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have commended the policies undertaken by the authorities in Mauritania to support macroeconomic stability in ...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Mauritania must quash the death sentence handed down to a blogger for apostasy and release him unconditionally, Amnesty International (AI) said Wednesday. Society