Mauritania

Security Council authorizes UN support for G5 Sahel troops

United Nations - Muslimchronicle

The Security Council on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing UN peacekeepers in Mali to provide logistical and operational support to the new G5 Sahel anti-jihadist force there. The resolution, drafted by France, was the subject of tough negotiations with the United States, which had opposed any UN involvement in the force made up of troops provided by Burkina Faso,Read more

Security Council authorizes UN support for G5 Sahel troops

United Nations - Muslimchronicle

CHAN 2018: Morocco in Group A with Guinea, Sudan and Mauritania

Rabat - Muslimchronicle

According to the results of the draw of the Nations African Championship (CHAN), the Moroccan national team of local players has been placed in Group A along with Guinea, Sudan and Mauritania. The Moroccan team will play all its matches in the emblematic Mohammed V stadium. Morocco will play Mauritania in the opening of the competition on January 13 inRead more

UAE Embassy in Mauritania distributes sacrificial meat to needy people

NOUAKCHOTT - Musimchronicle

The UAE Embassy in Mauritania distributed sacrificial meat to dozens of poor families in the Gorgol Region on Eid al-Adha, which was organised by Eisa Abdullah Masoud Al Kalabani, UAE Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. The Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, funded the distribution project, which is part of an annual charity event organised by the embassy that aimsRead more

IDB Approves $243 Million to Combat Poverty

Riyadh - QNA

The Lives and Livelihoods Fund (LLF) board of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has approved $242.6 million to finance several development projects to fight poverty in eight member countries. The projects are in the areas of health, agriculture and rural infrastructure in Tajikistan, Sudan, Djibouti, Niger, Mauritania, Cameroon, Uganda and Guinea. The board meeting was held to identify projects withRead more

Moroccan king likely to take part in Arab summit

Rabat - Arab Today

Moroccan King Mohammed VI is likely to leave for Jordan later Tuesday to attend the 28th Arab summit, Moroccan press sources said. The sources added that the monarch's participation at Wednesday's summit comes after years of Morocco's absence from Arab summits. Morocco has refused to host the 27th Arab summit which Mauritania hosted. Source: MENARead more

Sahel’s Scholars Association’s leader says they promote moderation

Algeria - Rabea Khreis

Director General of Sahel’s Scholars Association Yossef Belmahdy said that a large number of countries demanded to benefit from the Algerian experience in the field of fight against terrorism, praising the efforts exerted by the Algerian Armed Forces to protect the country from the attempts of extremists to infiltrate to the country through the borders. He added, in a statementRead more

Technical Committee of Economic Sector Discusses Trade Agreement between Sudan and Mauritania

Khartoum - SUNA

The technical committee of the Economic Sector of the Council of Ministers Sunday discussed the trade agreement between the governments of Sudan and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania which is aimed for enhancing and expanding the commercial relations and the commodity and services' exchange between the two countries. The meeting also reviewed reports on the performance of the sector's ministriesRead more

Mauritanian president conducts a referendum over amendments

Nouakchott - Al Sheikh Bakai

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz decided to conduct a referendum on the constitutional amendments he proposed despite their rejection from the Senate. He said that his decision came upon visions adopted by legal experts who do not have any formal positions in the government. He added that he does not leave the destiny of the country in the handsRead more