Tag: Mauritania
Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah elected AfDB’s President
Tah will assume office on 1 September 2025, for a five-year term, following the end of the second mandate of…
Late penalty sends Cape Verde to AFCON quarter-finals
Ryan Mendes converted an 88th minute penalty to see Cape Verde through. He put the ball into the middle of…
Shocker as Mauritania knock Algeria out of AFCON
Yali Dellahi was the hero of the day. He managed to control the rebound and quickly produced an incredible strike…
How Sulaiman Idris was intercepted with 21 Mauritania bound children in Kebbi
Idris was intercepted on Sept. 2 at 1:p.m. in the state as they were about leaving the country to Mauritania…
Corrupt Mauritanian government resigns, new PM appointed
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani on Thursday appointed veteran public administrator Mohamed Ould Bilal as prime minister, hours after the…
Mali prove seniority to AFCON debutants Mauritania
Newcomers Mauritania were given an unpleasant welcome to their debut AFCON appearance as they lost to West African neighbours Mali…
Mauritania confirms Ghazouani president-elect
Mauritania’s government-backed candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani was declared the winner of the presidential election on Sunday, cementing the power of…
U-20 AFCON: Nigeria whip Mauritania 5-0
The Flying Eagles on Saturday affirmed their superiority over their Mauritanian counterparts by defeating them 5-0 to qualify 6-1 aggregate…
Mauritania Abolishes ‘Too Costly’ Senate
Mauritania has joined Senegal in abolishing the Senate, its upper legislative chambers.
Guantanamo detainee returns to Mauritania after 13 years
A Mauritanian man held for 13 years in the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay returned home on Thursday, as…
Court jails 3 Mauritanians for terrorism
A court in Nouakchott has jailed three Mauritanians after they pleaded guilty to terrorism charges, a news report said on…
African history-maker Appou eyes world record
Mauritian Kersley Appou could become the oldest international goalscorer on 20 April, seven days after creating African football history. The…
Young Muslim faces death penalty for criticising Mohammed
A young Muslim in Mauritania is facing a possible death sentence after being convicted of apostasy and jailed for having…
Mauritania to set up slavery tribunal
Mauritania is to set up a special tribunal to prosecute suspects accused of involvement in slavery, state media said on…
Mauritania’s ruling party wins parliamentary majority
NOUAKCHOTT(AFP) – Mauritania’s ruling UPR party has won a ruling majority in parliament after a second round of legislative elections,…