Russian troops are reportedly raping and beheading civilians at random in a war-torn African country under the guise of ...

Russia's Africa Corps is carrying out atrocities, including rapes and beheadings, against civilians in Mali, refugees told ...

The Associated Press has spoken to more than 30 refugees from Mali who say they witnessed beheadings, rapes and other abuses ...

Refugees from Mali have told The Associated Press that a new Russian military unit, Africa Corps, is committing abuses like ...

In a country that combines state-driven modernization with deeply rooted tribal structures, descent-based slavery remains a ...

Mauritania’s coast guard said Saturday it rescued 227 irregular migrants aboard a boat traveling from Gambia off the coast of Nouadhibou in the country’s northwest. A statement by the coast guard said ...

Mauritania’s mining sector has become a cornerstone of national growth, accounting for nearly a fifth of the country’s GDP and close to 25% of state revenues. Iron ore, gold, copper, and uranium ...

An ongoing blockade by the al-Qaeda-linked group JNIM has brought much of the country's economy to a standstill. This comes as fighting between non-state armed groups, the Malian army, and their ...

End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this statement are those of the IMF staff and do ...

Mauritania will not host any European deportation centres, according to a government advisor from the northwest African state. Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is ...

Mauritania on Monday reported 15 deaths and 202 infections from an outbreak of diphtheria in the country’s southeast. A Health Ministry statement said the infections were recorded in the regions of ...