Tag: Mauritania
UN agencies call for action on human trafficking networks
Two UN agencies want more action in dismantling smuggling and trafficking networks following the deaths of 27 migrants off Mauritania in north-west Africa.
The International...
Keeping terrorism at bay in Mauritania
Mauritania’s security reforms, including training, enhanced mobility, Special Forces, prudent procurement, and community engagement have strengthened its capability to confront violent extremist groups.
Violent extremism...
Mauritanian coast guard intercepts migrant boat
A boat carrying 180 migrants was intercepted by the Mauritanian coast guard the U.N. migration agency said, less than two days after 62 migrants...
ISS: How has Mauritania managed to stave off terror attacks?
No terrorist attacks have been recorded on Mauritanian soil since 20 December 2011. On that day, a gendarme, Ely Ould Mokhtar, was kidnapped in...
Migrant boat sinks off Mauritania
Up to 57 people died after a ship from Gambia carrying 150 migrants sank off Mauritania, the UN migration agency said.
The perilous sea...
Ghazouani wins Mauritania presidential election
Mauritania’s government-backed candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani won the presidential election, cementing the power of a ruling party positioning itself as an ally of the...
Mauritanians go to the polls
Mauritanians will vote for a new president on Saturday in what is expected to be the West African country’s first peaceful transfer of power...
Mauritania receives CN235 transport
Mauritania’s military has taken delivery of a second hand CN235 transport aircraft from the United Arab Emirates.
The aircraft was delivered on 13 May in...
Embraer delivers first E175 to Mauritania Airlines
Embraer has delivered the first E175 regional jet to Mauritania Airlines, which will receive its second aircraft in the coming months.
The E175 was handed...
Mauritania possibly getting BT-67 ISR aircraft
Mauritania's air force may be on the receiving end of a single Basler BT-67 turboprop aircraft modified for the intelligence, surveillance and...
Armscor in-house expertise can generate revenue
Sweating Armscor assets, mainly property, was at one stage trumpeted as the way to eventually ensuring financial independence for the State-owned defence and security...
