Mauritania

Fifty thousand fishermen in Nouadhibou depend on the country's octopus trade; in the first quarter of 2023, Mauritanian octopus accounted for almost 40% of Japan's total imports of this delicacy

Mauritanian security forces are believed to have played a role in the post-election violence and at least three deaths after incumbent President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani's presidential election victory last week

A few days before the presidential elections in Mauritania, at least three people died in clashes between security forces and protesters and an unknown number of people were injured

Around 2 million people are expected to vote in the presidential elections in Mauritania; the country's first democratically elected president is seeking a second and final five-year term

Outgoing President and candidate for his own succession, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El-Ghazouani travelled to Bari, Italy, to attend the G7 Summit, just after officially starting his campaign for the 29 June elections

Study by oceanographers revealed a significant shift in sardine populations with a northward migration from Mauritania and Senegal to the Moroccan coast, attributed to rising ocean temperatures in the region

Human rights violations can be reported online after the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights, Humanitarian Action and Civil Society Relations launched digital platform 'Himayati' to receive and process complaints about possible breaches

The Ukrainian embassy has officially started work in Mauritania and will open up many opportunities: political, economic, commercial, humanitarian, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba

Reporters Without Borders condemned police violence against three reporters, including the RSF correspondent; the reporters were prevented from covering a demonstration organised by doctors in Nouakchott on 7 May

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) and the Banque Centrale de Mauritanie signed an agreement during the spring meetings of the IMF and WB Group to jointly explore the development of a CBDC of the national currency Ouguiya

President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has declared that he will run for a second term in the presidential elections scheduled for June

In a strategic development that emphasizes strengthening links between Mauritania and Saudi Arabia, Mauritania Airlines will start regular flights to and from the Kingdom

India and Mauritania held their first consultations with the Foreign Ministry in the capital Nouakchott, during which a wide range of bilateral, regional, and global issues of mutual interest were discussed