Tag: #Mauritania
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New Mauritania Curfew as Virus Surge Burdens Hospitals
There is a new curfew in Mauritania as the virus surge burdens hospitals.
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Mauritanian Ex-President Abdallahi Dies
The Mauritanian Ex-President Abdallahi has died.
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Militant attack on Mali military camp leaves 20 dead: army
Bamako, Jan 27 (AFP/APP): Twenty members of the security forces were killed on Sunday in a major assault by suspected militants at a military camp in Mali near the border with Mauritania. The attack on the Sokolo camp around dawn left “20 dead and five wounded” and “four dead on the enemy’s side,” the army…
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Dozens of migrants drown as boat sinks off Mauritania
Nouakchott, Dec 5 (AFP/APP): At least 58 migrants trying reach Europe from West Africa died as their makeshift boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania, but dozens of survivors managed to swim to shore. Wednesday’s sinking was the largest known loss of life along the West Africa smuggling route this year, and the sixth deadliest…