More than 1,100 people fleeing insecurity in Mali have crossed into Mauritania this week, the UN refugee agency reported ...

The men move in rhythm, swaying in line and beating the ground with spindly tree branches as the sun sets over the barren and hostile Mauritanian desert. The crack of the wood against dry grass lands ...

Mauritania appealed for international help on Thursday to stem a tide of African migrants trying to leave its shores for Europe as Spanish ministers pledged their support. Traffic on the established ...

Slavery was abolished in the United States in 1865. While that seems recent to many, imagine living in a small African country like Mauritania where slavery was only outlawed in 1981. But just like in ...

Mauritania secured a valuable 1-0 win over Burkina Faso in an intense Group B clash of the CHAN 2024, played in Dar es Salaam ...

Cape Verde meet Mauritania in a first for the Africa Cup of Nations later today. Neither of these sides has ever won a knockout game at AFCON, but both have put up some surprise results in Ivory Coast ...

Cape Verde vs Mauritania - LIVE! Ryan Mendes' late penalty gave Cape Verde a dramatic 1-0 win over Mauritania and booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. The Blue Sharks ...