Two decades after severing ties with Israel, the western African nation of Mauritania is poised to play a key role in kickstarting the stalled Abraham Accords — a major diplomatic initiative of ...

Until recently, Mauritania was a major fishmeal producer, home to the world’s second-highest number of processing plants, with the boom driven largely by lax regulations and the rapid issuance of ...

Mauritania, a frontline state in the fight against Islamic extremism, went to the polls on Saturday in legislative, regional and local elections that will test head of state Mohamed Ould Abdel Azizs ...