Mauritanian authorities said the bodies of 16 people thought to be migrants have been found on the country’s northern coast. The discovery on the beaches of Lagouera comes a week after 13 corpses were found in boats in the same area, near the city of Nouadhibou. This latest incident appears …
Read More »Major e-waste export network dismantled
Spanish authorities have arrested members of this vast network, consisting of at least 43 people, for exporting electronic waste from the Canary Islands to West Africa, mainly Senegal, Mauritania, Ghana and Nigeria. They are accused of environmental crimes, falsification of documents and belonging to a criminal organization. This electronic waste, …
Read More »Mauritania: former leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz soon to face justice
Accused of illicit enrichment, receiving stolen goods, and money laundering during the ten years he was in power, former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was imprisoned in late June 2021, French media RFI reported. The former president was placed under house arrest in January due to health issues. The …
Read More »Mauritania: More than 1,000 anti-slavery activists meet for talks
More than 1,000 anti-slavery campaigners from across West Africa are meeting in Mauritania at a time when there is a renewed effort to eradicate the practice. In a rare public comment on the issue, Mauritania’s human rights commissioner told delegates that fighting the practice was a constant and irreversible priority …
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