Saadani Mint Khaytour is a deputy in the government of Mauritania. [1] Mint Khaytour is a member of the Parliament of Mauritania.
In May 2022, Khaytour was ejected from the National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) party after vocally disagreeing with their stance on women’s rights and slavery in Mauritania. [2]
She later joined the ruling Equity (Insaf) party. [3] In both, she has been active in working to increase protections for women in the country. [4]
The Union for Democracy and Progress is a political party in Mauritania. The UDP is led by Naha Mint Mouknass. As of 2023, the UDP has 10 seats in the National Assembly of Mauritania.
Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar is a Mauritanian politician who was Prime Minister of Mauritania, twice, from 1992 to 1996 and again from 2005 to 2007.
Zeine Ould Zeidane is a Mauritanian economist and politician. He placed third as a candidate in the March 2007 presidential election, and he subsequently served as Prime Minister from April 2007 to May 2008.
The Seal of Mauritania is the National emblem based on the National flag of Mauritania, which was officially adopted on 15 August 2017.
Mauritania Airways S.A. was an airline based in Nouakchott, Mauritania, operating out of Nouakchott International Airport.
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is a retired Mauritanian military officer and politician who served as the 8th president of Mauritania from 2009 to 2019.
Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf served as the Prime Minister of Mauritania from August 2008 until August 2014.
The Tasiast gold mine is a gold deposit located in central western Mauritania, near the coast. The operating licence was granted to Tasiast Mauritanie Limited S.A. (TMLSA), a subsidiary of the Canadian group Kinross Gold Corporation. Mining activities began in 2007.
The Union for the Republic was a political party in Mauritania. The party was formed in 5 May 2009 by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz after he resigned from the military, to run for President of Mauritania. Aziz resigned as chairman of the party on 2 August 2009 after winning the presidential election, as the President of Mauritania cannot be a member of any party. The party also won 13 of the 17 seats up for re-election to the Mauritanian Senate in 2009, giving the UPR control of a total of 38 of the 53 Senate seats.
El Wiam was a centrist political party in Mauritania led by former minister Boydiel Ould Houmeid. It was made up mainly of officials from the government of President Maaouya Ould Taya.
Maty Mint Hamady is a Mauritanian economist and politician who has been Mayor of Nouakchott, the capital and largest city of Mauritania, since 2014. Previously she was Minister of Public Service, Labour and Modernization of Administration from 2011 to 2013.
Vatma Vall Mint Soueina is a Mauritanian politician woman who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2015, and as Minister of Livestock from 2015 to 2018.
Fatimatou Mint Abdel Malick is a Mauritanian politician who has served as mayor of Tevragh-Zeina since 2001. She was the first woman in her country to hold the position of mayor. From 2012 to 2015 she served as president of The Network for Locally Elected Women of Africa (REFELA).
A two-part constitutional referendum was held in Mauritania on 5 August 2017, having initially been planned for 15 July. Voters were asked whether they approve of proposed amendments to the constitution. Both proposals were approved by 86% of voters with a voter turnout of 54%.
Parliamentary elections were held in Mauritania in September 2018; the first round took place on 1 September, with a second round held on 15 September. At the national level, elections were held in 157 constituencies, each electing one member to the National Assembly. Elections were also held in 13 regional councils and 219 municipalities.
Zeinebou Mint Taleb Moussa is a women's rights activist in Mauritania, focused on combating sexual violence through her work as founder of El Wafa, a survivors' center, and as president of the non-governmental organization the Mauritanian Association for Maternal and Child Health.
Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya is a Mauritanian politician who served as the 15th Prime Minister of Mauritania from 5 August 2019 to 6 August 2020. He headed the Ministry of Housing, Town Planning and Regional Development from 2009 to 2014, as well as once being president of the Nouadhibou Free Zone. He was one of the founding members of the Union for the Republic party.
Aïssata Lam is a Mauritanian Development Professional.
Naha Mint Mohamed Lemine Ould Seyyidi was a Mauritanian journalist. She was considered the first woman to work in media in Mauritania.
The government of Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya was the 15th government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, in office between 9 August 2019 and 6 August 2020. It was a coalition between the Union for the Republic and the Union for Democracy and Progress, whose leader Naha Mint Mouknass was the only member representing the party.
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