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US Air Force B-1B bombers exercise over North Africa

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Two US Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, conducted a Bomber Task Force mission to Morocco and Mauritania on...

Mauritania operating G1 Aviation light aircraft

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Mauritania’s armed forces have taken delivery of several French-made G1 Aviation light aircraft, financed by the European Union. Two aircraft arrived in mid-September 2021, with...

Mauritanian approach uses dialogue to diminish jihadist extremism

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In a West African region known for the proliferation of violent extremist organizations, Mauritania stands out for its lack of terror attacks in recent...

ISS: Dialogue with jihadists: Mauritania offers lessons for the Sahel

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If a decade of military operations hasn’t resolved the disastrous security crisis in the Sahel, could talking to the jihadists help bring peace? Dialogue...

US special operations forces train alongside partners in Mauritania

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US and Mauritanian special operations forces completed a Joint Combined Exchange Training on 10 November in Nouakchott, Mauritania. “Our US and Mauritanian teams put together...

UN agencies call for action on human trafficking networks

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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Mauritania's air force may be on the receiving end of a single Basler BT-67 turboprop aircraft modified for the intelligence, surveillance and...

Released Mauritanian anti-slavery activists to continue fighting

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Two anti-slavery activists freed from prison in Mauritania vowed an all-out fight to rescue their nation from one of the world's worst...

Mauritania orders two Embraer 175s

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Embraer and Mauritania Airlines announced on 17 July at the Farnborough Air Show that they had agreed on a firm order for...

Mauritanian slave owners jailed

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Two slave-owners in Mauritania face 10 and 20 years in prison after a court handed down the country's harshest anti-slavery ruling yet. The...

AU urges Mauritania to crack down on slavery

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The African Union urged Mauritania to make a greater effort to eliminate slavery after the country handed out lenient sentences to a...

France donates vehicles to Mauritania

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France has donated ten ALTV light tactical vehicles to Mauritania's armed forces, which will use them as part of the G5 Sahel...

China begins construction of Mauritanian landing ship

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China's Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group has begun construction of a 1 750 tonne landing ship for Mauritania after the vessel was ordered...

Mauritania Airlines orders single Boeing 737 MAX 8

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Boeing and Mauritania Airlines have announced an order for one 737 MAX 8 airliner at the 2017 Paris Air Show. The order,...

Mauritania breaks diplomatic ties with Qatar

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West African country Mauritania, a member of the Arab League, severed ties with Qatar over allegations it "supports terrorists", the state news...

Mauritania and Saudi Arabia ink defence cooperation agreement

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Mauritania and Saudi Arabia have signed a defence co-operation agreement that covers military training, the exchange of secure information, logistic support, country...

Mauritania court frees anti-slavery activists

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An appeals court in Mauritania overturned the convictions of three anti-slavery activists and reduced the sentences of 10 others for their alleged...

Mauritania stifling jailed anti-slavery activists – claim

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UN human rights officials accused the Mauritanian government on Wednesday of stifling anti-slavery campaigners jailed for up to 15 years for their...

Mauritania intensifies crackdown on anti-slavery campaigners

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Mauritanian anti-slavery activists jailed last month have been tortured in detention and transferred to a remote desert location in an "intensification of...

Mauritania jails anti-slavery activists for up to 15 years

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A tribunal in Mauritania has sentenced 13 anti-slavery activists to up to 15 years in prison for their role in a riot...

Mauritania arrests nine anti-slavery activists

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Mauritanian authorities have arrested nine anti-slavery activists and accused them of starting a riot in which several police officers were injured and...

Mauritania commissions new Chinese offshore patrol boats

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The Mauritanian Navy has commissioned into service two new offshore patrol boats from China as part of efforts to bolster maritime security...

Activists hope Mauritania court ruling signals “beginning of the end” for...

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A week in which two slave-owners were jailed and two leading anti-slavery activists were released from prison in Mauritania could mark a...

Joint Intelligence Training with US, Morocco, Mauritania Strengthen Tactical Level Intelligence

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U.S. service members have completed a Basic Intelligence Course for members of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of...

Mauritania commits to ending modern day slavery

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Mauritania has vowed to ramp up its fight against slavery, becoming the second African country to approve a United Nations treaty designed...

Al Qaeda leaders made plans for Mauritanian peace deal – documents

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Al Qaeda leaders discussed a plan in 2010 to arrange a peace deal with the government of Mauritania, according to documents seized...

Mauritania’s depleted seas highlight need for fishing transparency

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Mauritania has some of West Africa's richest fishing waters yet overfishing by foreign trawlers means hundreds of pirogues, or wooden canoes used...

Mauritanian fugitive linked to al Qaeda arrested in Guinea

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Guinea said on Thursday it had arrested a death row fugitive with links to al Qaeda near the border with Guinea Bissau...

Mauritania has received Otokar Cobra armoured vehicles

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The Mauritanian military has taken delivery of at least a dozen Otokar Cobra armoured vehicles, which are being deployed to the Central...

Mauritania seeks escaped militant linked to plot to kill president

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Mauritanian authorities are hunting for an Islamist militant who escaped from prison where he was awaiting execution for his part in a...

AQIM video shows three men purportedly confessing to spying, one shot...

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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released a video on Monday showing three men purportedly confessing to spying for the Mauritanian...

Mauritania anti-slavery law threatened by NGO crackdown plan

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Mauritania's new anti-slavery law could be undermined by proposed legislation threatening the freedom of non-governmental organisations which act on behalf of victims...

Mauritania frees wanted senior Malian Islamist insurgent

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A Malian Islamist militant under an international arrest warrant has been freed from detention in Mauritania, according to a group investigating crimes...

ISS: Mauritania joins the Biological Weapons Convention

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Earlier this year, on 28 January, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania acceded to the Biological Weapons Convention (the BWC – formally named...

US to supply Caravan aircraft to Mauritania, Niger and Kenya

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The US military has awarded Cessna a contract to provide 208B Grand Caravan EX aircraft to Niger, Kenya and Mauritania in support...

Land Cruisers for Africa

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The US Army has contracted Florida-based defence equipment manufacturer Bukkehave Inc to manufacture and supply an unspecified number of Toyota Land Cruiser...

Mauritanian president names ex-mining official as prime minister

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Mauritania's newly re-elected President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has named a former senior official with the West African nation's state-owned mining and...

US donates two Cessna Caravan aircraft to Mauritania

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The US government has donated two new Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft to the Mauritania Islamic Air Force (FAIM) to boost its capacity...

Mauritania outfits BT-67 transport for surveillance missions

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The Mauritanian Islamic Air Force (FAIM) has upgraded its only Basler Turbo BT-67 transport as an aerial defence platform by outfitting it...

Mauritanians vote in presidential poll amid opposition boycott

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Mauritanians voted on Saturday in an election certain to return President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to office for another five years, but...

Mauritanian Navy OPVs under construction

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The Mauritanian Navy has unveiled a five-year naval forces development plan which includes the acquisition of two 60 metre offshore patrol vessels...

Report: US commandos training counterterror teams in Africa

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U.S. special operations forces are attempting to build small teams of elite counterterror fighters in four African countries as part of a...