Ould Ghazouani refuses granting Mauritanian citizenship to Tindouf camps’ Sahrawis

Speaking during an election rally, Wednesday, Mauritania’s former Defence Minister Mohamed Ould Ghazounai said that he is against the idea of granting Mauritanian citizenship to Sahrawis from the Tindouf camps. Ould Ghazouani is running for presidential elections, scheduled for June 22.

Afcon 2019 : Nike accuses a Moroccan brand of plagiarism

A candidate who wanted to solve the Sahara issue couldn’t make it to Mauritania’s elections list

Western Sahara : The UN Security Council extends mandate of MINURSO by six months

Mauritania presidential election : A candidate promises to solve the Western Sahara issue

Ould Abdel Aziz : The West «doesn’t want a state between Morocco and Mauritania»

Interviewed by Palestinian journalist Abdel Bari Atwan, the Mauritanian president said that «the West, the United States and Europe do not want a state separating Mauritania from Morocco». «Everything you hear, outside this framework, is wrong», he said, adopting a position that was voiced in 2008 by Peter van Walsum.

The Arab Maghreb Union presents the trans-Maghreb railway line project in Tunisia

Sahara : Horst Köhler ends the second round-table, promises to arrange a third meeting  

The second round-table on the Western Sahara dispute has ended Friday. Following the two-day talks, Horst Köhler issued a statement that goes hand in hand with the UN Security Council resolutions.

Sahara : Self-determination, a sticking point in the Geneva round-table

Negotiations in Geneva between Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Polisario under the auspices of the United Nations started on Thursday. The notion of self-determination was a sticking point in the round-table convened by the UN personal envoy.

Sahara : Morocco prepares for Geneva's second round-table