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

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) will hold its first meeting for the year 2016 in Nouakchott from 2- 4 March 2016. E...

New York, US (PANA) - On a two-day visit to Mauritania, Ms. Ertharin Cousin, the Executive Director Agriculture

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) ? The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has called on Mauritania to open spaces for civil society actors, including journalists, ''to raise awareness about slavery as an unl...

(Source: Confédération Africaine de Football) 09 October 2015 09:44 The shockwaves spread far and wide last month when Mauritania pulled off a genuine coup during qualifying for the 2017 CAF Africa Cup...