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MAURITANIA

Members of the Mauritanian Coast Guard patrol off the coast of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, on April 23.
WORLD
Jun 15, 2026
With Europe closed, migrants stalled in Mauritania limbo
Document checks, mass expulsions, coastal surveillance and smuggler arrests have caused migration from Mauritania to plummet over the past year.
A witness poses for a portrait at a makeshift camp near the Mauritanian border with Mali, in the Hodh Ech Chargui region, on April 28.
WORLD
May 21, 2026
Malians tell of torture and killings by army and Russian fighters
According to data from conflict monitor ACLED, Malian government operations since 2020 have caused more than 8,500 deaths, about half of them civilians.
Bags of food aid are prepared for distribution by the World Food Program, part of the EU- and U.S.-backed "Grain from Ukraine" initiative, at a warehouse in Nouakchott, Mauritania, on Nov. 19, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 26, 2025
Ukraine turns to Africa in its struggle against Russia
By showing countries in Africa that it is a major alternative to Russian food supplies, Ukraine hopes many will begin to pressure Moscow to end the war in Ukraine.
Spanish Red Cross members hold children after a boat with 57 migrants onboard arrived at La Restinga port on the Canary island of El Hierro, on Sept. 14.
WORLD / Society
Dec 27, 2024
Record number of migrants lost at sea were bound for Spain in 2024: NGO
An average of 30 people died per day while trying to reach Spain by sea in 2024, up from around 18 in 2023.
Nigeriens gather in a street to protest against the U.S. military presence in Niamey, Niger, on April 13.
WORLD / Politics
May 30, 2024
¡®Act now¡¯ or Sahel crisis will be ¡®problem for the world¡¯: UNHCR
Military regimes in Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali have pushed out troops from France, the former colonial ruler, and are increasingly turning to Russia for support.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2019
ECOWAS leaders pledge $1 billion to fight Islamist threat in West Africa
West African leaders have pledged $1 billion to combat the spiraling threat of Islamist militancy in the region, the head of the regional ECOWAS bloc said on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 24, 2019
Ruling party¡¯s Ghazouani declared winner of election in Mauritania, an ally of West against Islamist militants
Mauritania¡¯s government-backed candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani won the presidential election on Sunday, cementing the power of a ruling party that has positioned itself as an ally of the West against Islamist militants.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 26, 2017
¡®It must be love¡¯: wife-beating a source of pride for some in Mauritania
Salimata was always told she should be proud to come from a family of wife beaters.

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