Mauritania

ADF STAFF Islamic State attacks in the Sahel have shifted in recent months toward towns along the Mali-Niger border. Civilians continue to pay with their lives. “Armed men arrived on motorbikes and shot at everything which moved,” a…

ADF STAFF In a West African region known for the proliferation of violent extremist organizations, Mauritania stands out for its lack of terror attacks in recent years. Experts and observers say much can be learned from the approach…

ADF STAFF The U.S. government on February 17 provided $620,000 to strengthen Mauritania’s ability to respond to health threats. The money will be used to improve epidemiological surveillance through the technical training of health…

ADF STAFF A new gas pipeline stretching from southern Nigeria toward the Mediterranean Sea could open Africa’s vast and largely untapped reserves of natural gas to foreign markets, creating an alternative to Europe’s reliance on energy…

ADF STAFF In Frederick Forsyth’s 1974 novel, “The Dogs of War,” a band of mercenaries slips into a small, fictional African nation at the direction of a Western tycoon bent on deposing the nation’s dictator to exploit valuable platinum.…

ADF STAFF The city of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, dangles from the mainland on a tiny peninsula. The city, the second largest in the nation, has nearly 120,000 residents and is a commercial center. Its harbor is the terminus of the…

ADF STAFF Nigerien forces recently received special training in river-based patrolling on the Niger River. The training by a mobile team from the U.S. Naval Small Craft Instruction & Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS)was…