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

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

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.

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

After traveling nonstop to all 54 African countries over five years, the most common question I get asked is, "What was your favorite country?" The short answer is Mauritius, which is an island nation ...