Africa Mauritania The Mauritanian General Prosecutor's Office has requested a 20-year prison sentence against former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who is on trial at the criminal court specialising in corruption cases, in what is called 'trial of the decade'
Africa 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
Africa Mauritania 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
Africa Mauritania 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
Africa Mauritania 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