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...

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (PANA) - Developing Mauritania's significant renewable energy resources will allow the country to grow its local economy and improve access to energy, according to a rep...

New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Ms. Urmila Bhoola, on Friday applauded the adoption of a new anti-slavery law in Mauritania that doubles, from 10 to 20 yea...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? The heads of State and government from member countries of the Pan-African initiative for the Green Great Wall (GGW) have appealed to the US to lift the sanctions it imp...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? The Japanese government will finance a training programme in its universities for 1,000 youth from 54 African countries in different domains, like marine sciences, inter...

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - President Omar Bashir of Sudan left for Nouakchott, Mauritania, leading a government delegation to the African Great Green Wall summit meeting. Politics

The parliament of Mauritania has adopted a new law as part of efforts to crack down on slavery, declaring it a quot;crime against humanityquot; and doubling prison terms for offenders....