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The UN Security Council, on Friday, extended by one year MINURSO’s mandate, reaffirming anew the pre-eminence of the Moroccan autonomy initiative to settle the artificial conflict over the Moroccan Sahara. The Security Council has decided to extend MINURSO’s mandate until Read more
Mauritania’s defense ministry Thursday debunked local media reports that the North African country will house an Emirati military base. The ministry in a statement said Mauritania has “brotherly relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) based on the principle of Read more
The Security Council has unanimously extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Sahara MINURSO by six months, while expressing its full support for the decision of the Secretary General and his Personal Envoy, Horst Köhler, to initiate Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan touched down Wednesday in Mauritanian capital Nouakchott for a state visit to be marked by the signing of several accords to cover fishing, tourism, agriculture and energy. The Turkish leader flew in from Algeria, the Read more
Gulf states, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have pledged $100 million and $30 million respectively in support of the special counter-terrorism force deployed by five African countries- Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger (known as G5-Sahel). The announcement was Read more
Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt for using bribe and blackmail to pressure African countries to join their side in the diplomatic showdown opposing it to the four boycotting countries. In an interview with Read more
The Qatari embassy in Ndjamena was closed on Wednesday (August 23) and Qatari diplomats were given 10 days to leave Chad and the following day, Qatar announced the closure of the Chadian diplomatic mission in Doha giving 72 hours to Read more
US officials have expressed Russia’s potential involvement in the ‘hacking’ of Qatar’s state national news agency QNA late last month after Doha blamed hackers for planting fake news attributed to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, which sparked diplomatic dispute between Read more
Mauritania and Saudi Arabia have sealed a military agreement providing for intelligence and experience sharing and logistical support. The accord, signed Wednesday by Mauritanian Defense Minister Mamadou Bathia Diallo and Saudi deputy Defense Minister Mohammed ben Abdallah al-Ayech, marks the Read more
King Mohammed VI has renewed Morocco’s attachment to the secular friendship ties and good neighborly relations existing with sisterly Mauritania. In a telephone conversation with President Mohammed Ould Abdelaziz, the Moroccan sovereign renewed “his unwavering support and friendship, as well Read more