Mauritania & Qatar resume diplomatic ties

Mauritania has resumed diplomatic relations with Qatar after a four-year freeze.

Foreign ministers from both countries held talks in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday, on the resumption of ties.

The ties were renewed after intensive contacts over the past week.

The West African country cut links with Qatar in 2017, over allegations that it supported terrorists.

It followed other Arab powers, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt and United Arab Emirates that had done the same.