Sources: BBC
Algeria accuses Moroccan Armed Forces of being behind a truck bombing at the border area between Mauritania and the disputed territory of Western Sahara two days ago, killing three Algerian citizens. 2021-11-3
Three Chinese nationals and two Mauritanians are abducted at gunpoint from a construction site in Kwala, Mali. 2021-07-17
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani appoints public administrator Mohamed Ould Bilal as Prime Minister after the government of previous Prime Minister Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya resigned hours earlier. 2020-08-6
A boat carrying refugees capsized near Nouadhibou, off the coast of Mauritania, in one of the deadliest maritime disasters this year, leaving 58 people dead and many more who tried to swim to shore in need of treatment. The boat had departed The Gambia on 27 November 2019. It was heading towards the Canary Islands when it approached the Mauritanian coast to get fuel and food. The boat had been carrying between 150–180 people when it capsized, most of them aged between 20 and 30. 2019-12-4
The United Nations Security Council extends the MINURSO mission for another year and attempts to restart Western Sahara peace process negotiations after both sides retracted their military from a standoff position in Guerguerat, near the border with Mauritania. 2017-04-28
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is elected to a second term with over 80% of the vote. 2014-06-23
The army in Mauritania destroy a car packed with explosives outside the capital Nouakchott, killing three people suspected of being members of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. 2011-02-2
A woman is sentenced to six months imprisonment in Mauritania for keeping two children in slave-like conditions. 2011-01-17
A dozen people are reported dead during clashes between Mauritanian troops and al-Qaeda militants in Mali's Sahara. 2010-09-18
Algeria, Mali, Mauritania and Niger launch a joint command centre in Tamanrasset to counter al-Qaeda, according to the Algerian defence ministry. 2010-04-21