Mauritanian activist Mohamed Ely El Her, who has been working for decades to secure land rights for former victims of slavery, is among the winners of the Global Human Rights Defender Awards, conferred by the US State Department

By providing meals to students living in rural areas, authorities and World Food Programme aim to combat school drop-out; net enrolment rate for the primary cycle age group of 6-11 years is less than 80%

Mauritania, together with North Korea, Eritrea has the highest prevalence of modern slavery in the world, according to the Global Slavery Index 2023, which found a "worsening" of the situation globally since the last survey five years earlier

Just under two million Mauritanian voters are being called upon today to choose their deputies, mayors and regional councillors in elections seen as a popularity test for President Mohamed Ould El-Ghazouani one year on from the presidential elections

A 'House of Commerce' has been inaugurated in Nouakchott to help boost bilateral relations between Mauritania and Turkey