Mauritania

MENA oil exporters may see a 4.2 percent real GDP contraction in 2020, says the International Monetary Fund.

Parts of the arid belt of land below the Sahara have been engulfed by swiftly deteriorating violence.

After talks, analysts say French military strategy extension will not end violence, stress political goals must be met.

French role, security set to dominate Macron’s talks with leaders from Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad.

Adama Barrow says probe launched as nation mourns ‘national disaster’ that saw dozens of people drowning off Mauritania.

At least 62 people, including children, drown while 83 others swam ashore after the overcrowded boat capsized.

Experts warn barren pastures in the two West African states threaten livestock herding, a key pillar of food security.

Mkhaitir was initially sentenced to death for comments about Prophet Muhammad and the role of Islam in society.

The ruling party candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani wins the election with 52 percent of the vote, the election body says.