Martez Willearl Jefferson previously pleaded guilty in a shooting that permanently disabled 15-year-old Christian Savage.

A Pinson man who repeatedly raped an 8-year-old girl will spend more than two decades in prison. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Stephen Wallace sentenced 35-year-old Romulo Velazco-Hernandez to 25 ...

Press Release - The Media Foundation for West Africa condemns the arrest and intimidation of Mauritanian human rights ...

Mohamed Ould El-Rachid of the Independence Party, after being nominated by the majority presidency, won the presidency of the House of Councillors during the second half of the legislative term of ...

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who led Mauritania from 2008 to 2019, is on trial alongside about ten former senior officials and close associates. Among them are two former prime ministers, several ex ...

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Dr Hassan Ould Moctar is an LSE Fellow in International Development. His research focuses on the relationship between migration, borders, and development processes, with a regional focus on Mauritania ...

Tanzanian economist Frannie Léautier, a former VP at the AfDB and World Bank, backs Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah for the top job, citing his deep expertise and hands-on experience in multilateral ...