By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
Mauritania’s four student unions have reached an agreement with the Ministry of Higher Education, ending several weeks of strike action. The agreement reached on 30 October allows classes to resume after major disruptions, according to RFI.
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Mauritanian students extend their strike in Nouakchott; some are injured during a police intervention, and the strike later ends.
26 OctStudents injured after police intervention in Nouakchott24 OctMauritanian students extend strike in NouakchottStudents at the University of Nouakchott are continuing their strike to demand better accommodation, the reinstatement of grants and more buses. They consider the measures announced by Mauritania’s Ministry of Higher Education insufficient and are calling for a direct meeting with the minister, RFI reports.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: RFI ·
In Mauritania, 9,926 students registered in Taazour’s social register will receive free urban transport. Of these, 9,762 study in Nouakchott and 164 in Nouadhibou, according to Mauritania’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Kassataya ·
Naha Mint Mouknass, until now Mauritania’s housing minister, was appointed health minister on 10 October 2026, replacing Tijani Thiam. She had already headed the department from July 2023 to August 2024, according to Kassataya, which also traces her career across several government roles.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Kassataya ·
Naha mint Mouknass has held political positions under several Mauritanian presidents since the early 2000s. The daughter of former Foreign Affairs Minister Hamdi Ould Mouknass, she led the Union for Democracy and Progress from 1999 and became the country’s first woman foreign minister, according to Initiatives News.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Initiatives News ·
Mauritania consults its diaspora in 22 countriesMauritania’s Foreign Minister, Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, announced consultations with Mauritanian nationals living in 22 countries. The initiative aims to better support the diaspora and assess its needs, according to Le Quotidien de Nouakchott, cited by Kassataya.
Orphanage closed and eight children rescued in AnambraThe government of Nigeria’s Anambra State has closed Arrow of God Children’s Home in Nwelle Ezunaka and taken eight children to safety after finding inadequate hygiene conditions. Commissioner Esther Onyekesi said the facility did not comply with regulatory standards, the NAN news agency reports.The week in Africa
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