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

Sahara : Brahim Ghali sends a message to Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

Nizar Baraka hands over a letter from King Mohammed VI to Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

Mauritania’s Defense Minister runs for presidential elections

UPR congress : Nizar Baraka leads an Istiqlal delegation in Mauritania

After visiting Algiers and Tunis, Ould Abdelaziz emissary hands King Mohammed VI a message

Mauritanian President’s emissary Mohamed Ould Maham visited Rabat, Tuesday, handing Prince Moulay Rachid a message of Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to King Mohammed VI. Last week, the official toured Algiers and Tunis, carrying letters from the President to Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Beji Caid Essebssi.