Africa Mauritania Independent non-governmental human rights group UN Watch asked US Ambassador to request that the country be suspended from the 47-nation Human Rights Council until the world body certifies that the government has completely eradicated slavery
Africa Mauritania Welcoming the launch of Mauritania's report to the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), Abdoulaye NDIAYE, Oceans Campaigner at Greenpeace Africa, urged Senegal to follow Mauritania's example in the transparency of industrial fishing licenses
Africa Mauritania The Central Bank of Mauritania and Saudi Arabia’s have converted Saudi’s $300m deposit into a soft loan to stimulate economic growth and implement development projects in key sectors
Africa Mauritania The Haratin, the largest group of the Mauritanian population, are still exploited and mistreated by their Arab or Berber masters, with slavery being inherited, despite slavery being formally banned since 1981
Africa Mauritania The country is planning the use of its deserts to increase solar energy production; thanks also to the abundance of wind and hydrogen, it plans to increase its production of green energy to export level
Africa Mauritania The country signed 13 cooperation agreements with Morocco in agriculture, animal production and health, fisheries and aquaculture, environmental protection and sustainable development, tourism, vocational training and investment
Africa Mauritania Mauritania's football federation has announced Amir Abdou, former head coach of the Comoros, as the new manager of its men's national football team
Africa Mauritania An air transport agreement has been signed with Rwanda national carrier RwandAir to establish flights to the country, which will become the company's thirtieth destination
Africa Mauritania A new regular commercial shipping line between Algeria and Mauritania specifically dedicated to the transport of non-oil goods will soon be operational
Africa Mauritania A major investment by the African Export Development Fund has been described by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) as a great opportunity to develop dairy production capacity in the country
Africa Mauritania With the support of the ILO, the country is combating hazardous child labour, which affects nearly 24.516 children between the ages of 5 and 17, or 37,6% according to the latest Mauritania Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
Africa Mauritania The country is exploring its renewable energy potential; according to the United Nations Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the country's location makes it ideal for solar and wind energy
Africa Mauritania The slavery abolitionist movement, Ira, born in 2008 and founded by Mauritanian activist Biram Dah Abeid has been officially recognised by the authorities in Nouakchott as a human rights organisation in the country