The Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie awarded the President of Mauritania the “Thuraya” Medal, its highest distinction; ceremony took place at the Presidential Palace in Nouakchott

Over 12.000 sheep were transported from Mauritania to Rao, in the bordering Saint-Louis region in Senegal, one of the key markets of the region

The 20th Unit of the National Gendarmerie departed the country heading to Bangui, Central African Republic, in the 11th consecutive deployment to the capital to join the units of the UN peacekeeping operations in the CAR

The 34th session of the FAO Regional Conference for Africa at the expert level kicked off on 13 April at the Mokhtar Ould Daddah Conference Center in Nouakchott, paving the way for the ministerial conference to be held tomorrow 17 April

National Meteorological Office informed that data and projection models analyzed indicate thermal conditions could be favorable for overall normal to below-average rainfall in the Mauritania's agricultural and pastoral zone for summer seasonal rainfall