Mauritania's president Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani on Friday kicked off the campaign for June 29 elections he is favourite to win.
The 67-year-old is tipped for a second term as head of the country of 4.5 million that lies strategically between north and sub-Saharan Africa.
The president pledged to "step up" his social welfare policy for the poor,saying more than 1.5 million people had benefited already.
Interpol has issued a Yellow Alert (missing persons notice) for two young Irish boys abducted by their Egyptian father, BBC
Mauritanian media raised alarms over an incident last Friday involving an Algerian military patrol's unauthorized entry into Mauritania.
Ethiopia and Somalia attempted to salvage their fragile detente following a deadly clash along their border in Jubaland on Monday.
The 2024 Sustainable Competitiveness Report, published by the consultancy firm Sole Ability, ranks Morocco in 104th place globally, with a
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