Mauritania News News Mauritania » People: NUSACC names Mauritanian envoy as its 2025 ‘Ambassador of the Year’
News channel or source: https://washdiplomat.com/nusacc-names-mauritanian-envoy-as-its-2025-ambassador-of-the-year/
Published on: Monday 27 October 2025
Mauritania got some long-awaited recognition this week when the National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) named Mauritania’s top envoy to the United States as its 2025 Ambassador of the Year.
News Mauritania » People: More people flee to Mauritania to escape insecurity in northern Mali
News channel or source: https://www.unhcr.org/us/news/stories/more-people-flee-mauritania-escape-insecurity-northern-mali
Published on: Sunday 19 July 2015
MBERA CAMP, Mauritania, July 20 (UNHCR) - Almost 400 people fleeing a renewed outbreak of fighting in northern Mali have sought refuge in Mauritania over the last few months. Most of the newcomers ...
News Mauritania » People: ICE detains formerly enslaved man in R.I. who fears he will be killed if deported to Mauritania
News channel or source: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/27/metro/deportation-threat-mauritanian-refugee-ri/
Published on: Monday 27 October 2025
ICE spokesperson says Mamadou Ba was charged with receiving stolen goods in Cranston, R.I., and arrested for immigration violations Oct. 14 in Providence.
News Mauritania » People: Local asylum seekers anxious as immigration enforcement accelerates
News channel or source: https://www.wvxu.org/local-news/2025-07-14/mauritania-asylum-seekers-anxious-immigration-enforcement
Published on: Monday 14 July 2025
Khaladou Sy came to Lockland from Mauritania six months ago. He says he fled the country's repressive government to protect his wife and child. Recent detentions of Greater Cincinnati immigrants ...