Nouakchott's painstaking efforts at achieving security face a threat from an unstable neighbor ...

Germany and Mauritania discussed deepening cooperation in trade, energy and security during a visit on Monday by German ...

GENEVA, July 21 (Reuters) - The U.N. refugee agency ⁠said ⁠on Tuesday that 144 ⁠people have been reported dead or missing off the ​coast of Mauritania in an effort to reach Europe.

The trial of Mauritania's former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz opened Wednesday with the dramatic image of the former head of state in a cage-like box answering accusations he amassed an illicit ...

Sahara Edition. But Tom, who has travelled to 103 of the 195 countries officially recognised by the UN, was captivated by ...

Located almost entirely in the Sahara, Mauritania is home to centuries-old cities, desert oases and a coastal spectacle so ...

Boat carrying migrants and refugees from Africa ran out of fuel, leading to a tragedy with 143 dead and 38 rescued.

The United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday it is “extremely saddened” after nearly 150 people died or went missing from ...

The UN refugee agency UNHCR said that overall, three rescue and disembarkation operations were conducted between July 14 and ...

Mauritania's coast guard said 122 migrants went missing after a boat carrying around 160 people from Gambia to Spain's Canary ...

The deadliest incident involved a boat that left Bufaloto in Gambia and drifted at sea for 25 days before it was rescued on July 18. According to UNHCR, the vessel was carrying the bodies of 143 ...

A China-led livestock technology demonstration project in Mauritania, honored as a top global poverty reduction initiative, ...