The Mauritanian army has announced on Wednesday an “accidental” confrontation with a Moroccan force at the northern borders of the country. The army disclosed in a statement published on its website that one of its patrols came under…
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The joint Mauritania-Morocco military commission held Monday, in Nouakchott, its second meeting to strengthen cooperation between both countries in the military and security field. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Chief of…
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Rabat – The Mauritania-Morocco joint military commission held a second meeting on Monday in Nouakchott. The Chief of General Staff of the Mauritanian Armies, Major General Mohamed Bamba Meguett, and Morocco’s Inspector …
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Nouakchott – The joint Mauritania-Morocco military commission held, on Monday in Nouakchott, its second meeting under the chairmanship of the Chief of General Staff of the Mauritanian Armed Forces, Major General Mohamed Bamba…
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Mauritania is a large West African country particularly vulnerable to climate change-induced drought, decreasing rainfall and flash flood. The project aims to improve adaptation in the area of food security in Mauritania by assisting the…
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OPERATIONAL UPDATES
• Lean season response ended in November 2020. A preliminary appraisal of WFP’s drought-response activities indicates the positive impacts of the response provided from May to September in the regions of Tagant and from June to November in Guidimakha, Assaba, Gorgol and Hodh El Charghi. According to several assessments (2019/2020), these regions are characterized with highest prevalence of food insecurity and malnutrition. A total of 147,667 people (63 percent of the general CSP target) received cash transfers as part of the general food distributions, including 16,400 girls, boys and pregnant and lactating women (PLWs) who also received fortified blended foods to prevent malnutrition.
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Mauritania on Sunday reimposed a nighttime curfew in response to a surge in Covid-19 infections as its hospitals are stretched to the limit, the president’s office said. The dusk to dawn curfew will have immediate effect in the face of a “worrying surge” in Covid-19 cases and deaths, the statement said. Also Sunday, the Islamic affairs ministry said Friday prayers at the country’s mosques would be suspended until further notice.
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As of Dec. 10, authorities in Mauritania have amended restrictions following the continued spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. Schools and universities have been closed following a reported spike in the number of cases. Authorities have also reduced the number…
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The arrests, including “a large number” of women with their babies, were made on Monday, December 7, after the officers intercepted the Senegalese migrants who had entered the country illegally and were planning to travel to Spain…
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In 2016, Mohamedou Ould Salahi was released from Guantánamo Bay. He had spent 14 years in detention on suspicion that he was connected to the 9/11 terror attacks, though no charges had ever been filed against him. Three years later, he was…
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