The Sixth African Conference for the Promotion of Peace concluded on Thursday, February 12, 2026, in Nouakchott, Mauritania, establishing hope as a central strategic pillar for continental stability.

The Nouakchott Process is not an organisation as such. The objective of this mechanism is to strengthen regional security cooperation and information sharing in the fight against terrorism, and the ...

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Nouakchott on Friday to discuss means of strengthening bilateral ties. At a joint press conference held after ...

Mauritanian police on Thursday broke up a protest in capital Nouakchott in which demonstrators called for reform of the country’s election commission in advance of presidential polls slated for later ...

A prisoner of climate change, Nouakchott faces challenges of flooding and erosion that have been exacerbated by preparations for the Arab League summit The two events are not unrelated. As heads of ...

ALBAWABA - Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, was named the cultural capital of the Islamic world for 2023. The recent designation came from the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...

This photo taken on July 17, 2025 shows the Mauritanian National Museum in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Nouakchott, on the edge of the Sahara Desert, is the capital of Mauritania and its political, ...

1. We, the Representatives of the countries of West Africa and the Sahel, pastoral, agro-pastoral, and agricultural organizations of the region (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, the Gambia, Ghana, ...

In Nouakchott, former slaves live invisible lives in ‘niche settlements’ between the villas of the rich and powerful. Their continued intimacy with their former masters makes their experiences of ...