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Diphtheria Outbreak Claims Fifteen Lives in Mauritania

(MENAFN) A major diphtheria outbreak in the southeast of Mauritania has led to 15 deaths and 202 infections, the Health Ministry confirmed on Monday. The cases have been concentrated in the regions of Hodh Ech Chargui, Hodh El Gharbi, and Assaba....

MAKING NEW YORK’S CANAL STREET SAFE AGAIN: ICE Arrests 9 Illegal Aliens on Canal Street Operation with Rap Sheets Including Robbery, Domestic Violence, Assaulting Law Enforcement, Counterfeiting, Drug Trafficking, and Forgery

Five of these criminal illegal aliens entered and were released into the US under the Biden Administration WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted a targeted, intelligence-driven enforcement operation on...

70 Reported Dead as Migrant Vessel Sinks Near Mauritania

(MENAFN) More than 140 people are feared dead following the sinking of a migrant vessel headed for Spain’s Canary Islands off the coast of Mauritania on Friday, according to Spanish media outlets. Mauritanian authorities informed a Spanish news...

Migrant Ship Sinks Near Mauritania

(MENAFN) More than 140 individuals are feared to have perished on Friday when a migrant vessel headed for Spain’s Canary Islands sank off the coast of Mauritania, as reported by Spanish media. Authorities in Mauritania informed a Spanish news...

Mauritania trusts EllaLink for its new international submarine cable connection

DUBLIN and NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, July 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EllaLink, the owner of a high-capacity optic-fibre submarine cable directly connecting Europe and Latin America, and the Ministère de la Transformation Numérique et de la...

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SETAF-AF civil affairs team strengthens security cooperation in Mauritania

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania – A team of U.S. Army Civil Affairs Soldiers from the 360th Civil Affairs Brigade, 478th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), deployed in support of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), is currently...

West Africa’s mining giants to attend SIM Senegal 2025, the region’s largest mining event this year

SIM Senegal 2025, West Africa’s leading mining event will take place from the 4th – 6th November 2025. DAKAR, DIAMNIADIO, SENEGAL, October 16, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- SIM Senegal 2025, West Africa’s leading mining event will take place from...

Gabon President’s Party Commands Key Legislative Election

(MENAFN) Gabon’s Democratic Union of Builders (UDB), the party of President Brice Oligui Nguema, has claimed a dominant victory in the country’s recent legislative elections, capturing 102 of the 145 National Assembly seats, according to official...

Gabon leader’s party wins majority of parliamentary seats

(MENAFN) Gabon’s President Brice Oligui Nguema’s Democratic Union of Builders (UDB) party secured a commanding majority in the National Assembly, winning 102 of 145 seats in the country’s recent legislative elections, according to government...

Leaders gather for Vienna Migration Conference to advance migration governance in a shifting world

VIENNA, AUSTRIA, October 16, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- ICMPD is hosting the 10th Vienna Migration Conference (VMC) on 21-22 October 2025. EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner and Commissioner for the Mediterranean...

UDB Secures Parliamentary Majority in Gabon’s Elections

(MENAFN) The Democratic Union of Builders (UDB), the political party aligned with Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema, has secured a commanding majority in the country's parliamentary elections. As reported on Tuesday by a state-run newspaper,...

Jordan monitors Jordanian detainees after Gaza Flotilla seizing

(MENAFN) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced it was monitoring "closely" the status of Jordanian nationals who were traveling on the Global Freedom Flotilla when it was seized by Israeli authorities. Ministry representative Fuad Majali...

Secretary Noem Travels to Chicago as Operation Midway Blitz Reaches More Than 1,000 Illegal Aliens Arrested

The worst of the worst arrested include pedophiles, child abusers, kidnappers, gang members, and armed robbers WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border...

Kinross to announce Q3 results on November 4, 2025

TORONTO, Oct. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) will release its financial statements and operating results for the third quarter of 2025 on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, after market close. On Wednesday,...

President Cyril Ramaphosa receives Letters of Credence from Heads of Mission-designate, 2 Oct

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday, 02 October 2025, receive Letters of Credence from Heads of Mission-designate at a Credentials Ceremony to be held at Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria. Letters of Credence are official...

Dan Brown Announces the Upcoming Release of The Gambian – A Gripping Tale of Survival, Memory, and Discovery

A thrilling literary journey from London to the depths of the Sahara Desert and the forgotten heart of West Africa. MEXBOROUGH, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, September 29, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- About The Book: The Gambian follows Jack...

Migrant vessle to Spain sinks, killing over one hundred

(MENAFN) More than 140 people are feared dead after a migrant vessel en route to Spain’s Canary Islands sank off the coast of Mauritania on Friday, according to reports. Mauritanian authorities told Spanish news outlets that at least 70 bodies...

ATLANTIC ROUTE and SPAIN: Reception centres in Ceuta ‘overwhelmed’ ― NGO accuses Mauritanian authorities of rights violations ― First transfer of unaccompanied minors from Canary Islands ― Canary Islands government repeats request for additional Fronte…

Authorities in Ceuta have warned that reception centres in the enclave are ‘overwhelmed’ following high numbers of arrivals. An NGO has accused authorities in Mauritania of abusing people on the move in the country. The transfer of unaccompanied...

Kinross Sells Portion of Asante Gold Position

(All dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted.) TORONTO, Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kinross Gold Corporation (“Kinross”) (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC) announced today that it has sold an aggregate of 36,927,650 common...