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Mauritania shuts down Anbaa Info news site
Hespress
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August 28, 2025
Mauritanian authorities have revoked the license of the independent news website Anbaa Info and ordered its closure, including its social media pages, in a move that has stirred debate over press freedom in the country. According to site director...
Mauritania Enters Ukraine’s Game For Influence In Africa
SouthFront
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August 27, 2025
File image. Mauritania has denied that it was allowing Ukraine to traffic equipment and fighters through its territories to neighboring Mali. Alexander Ivanov, head of the Commonwealth of Officers for International Security, was the first to shed...
Mauritania accused of five years of migrant abuse by Human Rights Watch
The Sun Daily
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August 27, 2025
DAKAR: Human Rights Watch has accused Mauritanian security forces of committing serious human rights violations against migrants and asylum seekers over the past five years. The organisation detailed extensive abuses including torture, rape, and...
EU deal fuelling Mauritania's abuse of migrants - rights group
BBC
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August 27, 2025
Mauritania's security forces have been systematically abusing migrants from other African countries, a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. The violations have been exacerbated by a deal with the European Union (EU) and Spain, which aims to...
Mauritania accused of widespread abuse against migrants with EU complicity, report finds
Africanews
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August 27, 2025
A new Human Rights Watch investigation details years of torture, rape, and collective expulsions by Mauritanian security forces, practices intensified by European funding and migration outsourcing deals. Mauritanian security forces have...
EU's and Spanish migration policies ‘exacerbate’ rights abuses in Mauritania - HRW report
Euronews
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August 27, 2025
Published on 27/08/2025 - 17:11 GMT+2 Human rights abuses of asylum seekers in Mauritania have been exacerbated by the European Union and Spain, which are “continuing to outsource migration management” to the West African country, a report by...
Mauritania: Years of Migration Control Abuses
Human Rights Watch
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August 27, 2025
Mauritanian security forces committed serious human rights violations between 2020 and early 2025 against migrants and asylum seekers. The European Union and Spain, bilaterally, have continued to outsource migration management to Mauritania,...
EU urged to uphold human rights, as Mauritania accused of abuse of migrants
Modern Ghana
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Mauritania's role as a key transit hub for African migrants seeking passage to Europe has come into sharp focus, following renewed claims by the NGO Human Rights Watch of abuse by its security forces. In a new report, Human Rights Watch (HRW)...
HRW accuses Mauritania of years of African migrant abuse
African Insider
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August 27, 2025
Dakar – Mauritanian security forces have committed “serious human rights violations” against migrants and asylum seekers ranging from torture to rape over the past five years, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday in a report. The country has become a...
Nouakchott: Demonstration in front of US embassy demanding end to support for genocide in Gaza
Yemen News Agency SABA
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Nouakchott: Demonstration in front of US embassy demanding end to support for genocide in Gaza Nouakchott - Saba: Dozens of Mauritanians participated in a demonstration on Sunday evening in front of the US embassy in the capital, Nouakchott, in...
Nigeria Has The Biggest Military Service Ready Population in Africa
24/7 Wall St.
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August 26, 2025
Key Points Out of the whole of the African continent, Nigeria stands as the most populous nation by far With more than 90 million Nigerians fit for military service, Nigeria dominates its regional rivals in this aspect Although Nigeria might not...
Tokyo International Conference on African Development: Ministers Highlight IAEA Impact
IAEA
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The IAEA brought together high-level international speakers at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) to showcase how nuclear science and technology are advancing cancer care and food security on the African...
Take Control of Your Cash Flow: Proven Strategies for AR Leaders
CFO Dive
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Protesters Storm IEC Headquarters, Challenging Government’s Diaspora ID Card Issuance
The Voice Gambia
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August 25, 2025
By Sering Mass Jallow Hundreds of Gambians, notably members of the United Democratic Party (UDP) youth wing, on Saturday, August 23, 2025, gathered outside the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)’s headquarters in Old Jeshwang, demanding the...
Egypt and Algeria Lead Africa in Military Vehicles Beating Most NATO Nations in Armored Strength
24/7 Wall St.
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August 24, 2025
24/7 Wall St. Insights: Egypt and Algeria have some of the strongest militaries on the African continent Egypt is home to one of the largest armored forces in the world, surpassing a number of NATO countries in just tank numbers alone Algeria...
Polisario Fumes Following Morocco-Mauritania Military Meeting Over Sahara Map Display
Morocco World News
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August 23, 2025
Rabat — Morocco’s political wins seem to be annoying the separatist Polisario front, as it has sharply criticized the display of the North African country’s full map, including its southern provinces, during an official meeting between a Moroccan...
Morocco Sets Record in Fresh Onion Exports After Lifting of Ban
Morocco World News
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August 28, 2025
Rabat – Morocco’s onion farmers and traders have entered a new chapter. After a year marked by restrictions and setbacks, the country’s fresh onion exports not only recovered in 2024 but reached levels never seen before. Data from EastFruit show...
Integral Moroccan map display during Morocco-Mauritania military meeting triggers separatists
Hespress
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August 22, 2025
Media outlets aligned with the Polisario Front have denounced the appearance of a full map of Morocco, including its southern provinces, during a recent meeting between a Moroccan military delegation and Mauritanian military officials in the...
Seatrium scores again with Golar FLNG upgrade
Seatrade Maritime News
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August 28, 2025
Golar LNG has signed an upgrade contract with Singapore’s Seatrium Limited for the upgrade of the floating LNG unit, Hilli Episeyo. The vessel will arrive at the yard in the third quarter of 2026 prior to deployment in the Gulf of San Matias in...
Government rallies fans behind Stars
Daily News Tanzania
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August 19, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: THE government has appealed to football supporters to fill the 60,000-seater Benjamin Mkapa Stadium to the brim this Friday for a crucial CHAN 2024 quarter-final match between the Taifa Stars and Morocco. Speaking in Dar es Salaam...