NOUADHIBOU, Mauritania (AP) — Eager students from throughout west Africa raise their hands as teachers guide them through math and classical Arabic. Then they race outdoors to meet their parents ...

The EU's overall support for Mauritania under the European Peace Facility now totals €47 million. As part of this package, the EU is already providing the Mauritanian armed forces with capacities ...

Mauritania is currently facing major migration challenges, serving as a key transit point for migrants en route to Europe. Nouakchott hosts approximately 500,000 migrants in irregular situations, ...

A school for migrant children in Mauritania is an example of what's to come after the European Union pledged more than $200 million last year to help persuade people there against coming to the ...

Such messaging is hard to escape in Nouadhibou, Mauritania’s second largest city and a launch point on an increasingly popular migrant route toward Europe. As authorities strengthen security ...