Morocco World News with Maghreb Intelligence Rabat, March 8, 2013 President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz's statement, in which he argues that his country is ready to engage militarily in Mali, was barely a surprise. While he had initially rejected any foreign military intervention in the neighboring country, aligning totally with the Algerian position, General Aziz just changed his strategy, stating that the arm ...

By Molly Barstow Morocco World News Chicago, December 27, 2012 It has recently been brought to my attention that a good friend of mine, Lamine, is stuck at the border of Morocco and Mauritania along with 45 other migrants from various origins, including Senegal, Cameroon, DR Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Liberia. Although information is limited, sources claim that there are eight women, one ...

Morocco World News with Maghreb Intelligence Rabat, December 16, 2012 Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz's advisors wanted to organize an important interview with one of the most famous Paris-based newspapers. Preferably, they were going for le Figaro or Le Monde. However, both prestigious institutions are said to have politely declined General Aziz's advisors' advances. As a result, he had to res ...

By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Taroudant, Oct 13, 2012 According to Al Jazeera , Mohammed Ouled Abdelaziz, the Mauritanian president was injured in an assassination attempt carried by a group of armed men. The president was shot in his arm and carried immediately to the hospital in the capital Nouakchott. The correspondent of Aljazeera confirmed that the president’s health status is stable. The armed g ...

Morocco World News/ Maghreb Intelligence Rabat, April 11, 2012 While General Mohammed Ould Abdelaziz, following high internal pressure, had very publicly broke Mauritania's relations with the Jewish state in March 2010, relationships with the Israeli intelligence services were not interrupted, because of a "convergence of strategic interests" in the region with the Mossad. Clearly, the dreaded intelligence ...

Tunis, February 18, 2012 (MAP) Tunisia’s President Moncef Marzouki voiced hope to see the current combined efforts of Maghreban countries lead to the holding of the 7th Arab Maghreb Summit. In a message to King Mohammed VI on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), President Marzouki said that the summit will be an important step in the Maghreb integration process which will he ...

Rabat, February 17, 2012 (MAP) The international economic situation marked by the crisis in Europe, the Maghreb's main trading partner, stresses the need for Maghreban countries to achieve integration which will also help address development challenges.  Amid worries of negative impact of the crisis in Europe on growth in the Maghreb, the five north African countries of Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco a ...

By Jemal Oumar Nouakchott, December 31, 2011 A prominent Touareg group says al-Qaeda is "an intruder" on their territory. A leading Touareg separatist group in northern Mali is willing to join the fight against al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). Touareg fighters want to expel the group from their territory, saying it hurts development and tarnishes their reputation, National Movement for the Liberation ...

RABAT, December 8, 2011 (AFP) Al-Qaeda's north African wing was behind the kidnapping of two "French spies" and three other Europeans in Mali last month, according to a non-authenticated statement purportedly from the group. In a statement sent to AFP in Rabat, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) said it was responsible for the November 24 kidnapping of the two French nationals and three Europeans a day ...

By Bakari Guèye and Jemal Oumar Nouakchott, November 26, 2011 Recent statements from AQIM leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar, known as "Laaouar", indicate the regional terror group is expanding its global outreach. A leading member of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) revealed earlier this month that the regional terror group acquired Libyan arms and was in contact with al-Qaeda in Pakistan. Khaled Abou El Abas ...

By Jemal Oumar Nouakchott, November 4, 2011 Maghreb countries are investing in weaponry as security challenges intensify in the region. Faced with rising security challenges, Sahel states Mauritania, Mali and Niger are enhancing their military might through arms deals with France. The arms sales were detailed in a report presented by the French government in front of parliament on Wednesday (October 26th). ...

November 3, 2011 The United Nations agency helping the rural poor announced today it is awarding almost $18 million in loans and grants to Mauritania to boost the incomes and living conditions of thousands of people in the arid country. The funding will be used to help rural households – more than half of Mauritanians are employed in agriculture – to significantly increase their production, according to a p ...