Mauritania took its first steps towards democracy on Sunday (November 19) by holding parliamentary and municipal elections wh...

Mauritania's outgoing military ruler says the country's armed forces will respect the authority of the new civilian president...

Benta Yero is returning to her home country, Mauritania, after spending nearly 20 years as a refugee in neighbouring Senegal...

Security forces in Mauritania have used force to disperse crowds, protesting against the leaders of the military coup. The ge...

animals such as donkeys, horses and camels, humans were able to travel vast distances. When muscle power was no longer enough...

Big is often regarded as beautiful in Mauritania, but the controversial act of force-feeding is still practiced in some parts...

Mauritanians say they're concerned the attack on the French embassy on Saturday will stop people from visiting the country.

Mauritania's national assembly adopted a law criminalising slavery. The practice has persisted in certain parts of the north ...

Unidentified gunmen attacked the Israeli embassy in Nouakchott early Friday. Three people were wounded, all French nationals...

Video conference room in Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania. Health ministry officials talking to their counterparts in other ...