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Relations between the two were fraught for years, leading to direct clashes in April 2024 on the Mauritanian border.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

A circular migration agreement with the former had been in place since 2021, but similar accords with the Mauritanian and Gambian governments have since followed.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

In Daboya, Ghana, about four hours from the border with Burkina Faso, Spanish trainers helped Mauritanian troops hone their marksmanship skills.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024

The Mauritanian government, in collaboration with the World Bank, the U.N.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2023

"My condition I have told you—I am a Mauritanian sorceress by profession, and my name is Zarah," replied the Eastern maiden.

From Peveril of the Peak by Scott, Walter, Sir