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Two guards killed in gunfire as four break out of Mauritania jail
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFour detainees escaped from the central prison in Mauritania's capital, Nouakchott, during a breakout in which two soldiers were killed in gunfire, the interior ministry said on Monday, describing ...
Former president of Mauritania gets 5-year prison sentence for corruption
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA Mauritanian court handed down a five-year prison sentence to the country's former President...
At least 7 are dead and 38 are rescued after a migrant boat was found near Spain's Canary Islands
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTwo bodies have been found in a migrant boat making the risky but increasingly popular voyage from...
Mauritania says three fugitives killed after prison break
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThree escaped detainees in Mauritania have been killed and one other detained after a shootout with security forces, the Mauritanian authorities said on Saturday. Earlier this week, the four ...
Mauritania's former president jailed for five years for corruption
Reuters via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMauritania's former president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has been sentenced to five years in prison...
The EU announces 210 million euros in aid to help Mauritania curb migration
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe EU on Thursday announced 210 million euros to help Mauritania crack down on people smugglers and...
EU chief, Spain's PM promise to help Mauritania in migration control
Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMADRID (Reuters) -The head of the European Commission and Spain's prime minister visited Mauritania...
The Grand Tour: Sand Job review – Blokey pantomime clocks in at more than two hours, but it’s...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 months agoI consider myself a collector of vintage German cars. I currently have a collection of… one: a 2008...
Zanzibar bids to be a pan-African tech and education hub
Semafor via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe News Zanzibar, the group of islands known for its sandy beaches and tourism resorts, has spent...
One of the longest solar eclipses on Earth darkened the sky 50 years ago. Here's how it happened.
Space via Yahoo News· 10 months agoa black disk covering a white circle of light Fifty years ago on June 30, 1973, one of the longest...
