Mauritania will receive $2 billion in investments from the United Arab Emirates, state media said on Sunday.
Ten men were arrested in Mauritania after a video of a birthday party was said to be the country's first gay marriage ceremony.
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Burkina Faso's president has declared two days of national mourning after one of the worst attacks in the west African nation's modern history.
France and five allied countries say they have reached a 'turning points' in battling Islamist militants.
Morocco's lower house has passed two bills which expand its sovereign territory - one which redraws its maritime boundaries and the other which defines its 'exclusive economic area'.
Date palm, and its traditions and practices, has made it on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage.
The UAE’s DREAD programme was initially created in 2008 to track terrorist elements and had the blessing of the US, but the unit has since fallen under scrutiny.
A boat carrying at least 150 Gambia migrants has capsized near Mauritania, after days of being stranded without fuel. At least 58 have died, with survivors swimming to shore
Saudi Arabia will host the gruelling Dakar Rally in 2020.