Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The former president of Mauritania and defeated candidate in the latest presidential election, Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, has criticized what he called the "catastrophic" st...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? The presidential election held in Mauritania on 21 June is the most unpopular and the disastrous poll in the history of the country, Mohamed Ould Nany, deputy chairman o...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Constitutional Council has declared the final results of the presidential election held 21 June in Mauritania, confirming the victory of incumbent Mohamed Ould Abdel...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - No case of the Ebola Virus Disease that is ravaging parts of West Africa has been detected in Mauritania, but medical teams have been mobilised to deal with any eventual...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has called on his compatriots to imbibe the lessons of Islam by avoiding extremism. Politics

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? Mauritanian Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have been urged to play a more active role in demanding transparency in the management of extractive industries. Econom...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Many African heads of state as well as senior Arab and Western officials are expected to attend the inauguration of Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on 2 Au...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, in a message to his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El Sissi Sunday, has strongly condemned the terrorist attack against...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? Mauritanian newspapers this week highlighted the 21 June presidential election which was won by incumbent president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, with more than 81% of the v...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) ? Workers at Mauritania's copper mine in the northern part of the country Wednesday went on strike to press their demands for better living and working conditions, includi...