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Category: Mauritania
Mauritania: UAE pledges $2b investments in development projects
UAE Sunday announced investment of $2 billion in development projects in Mauritania, including a soft loan, during the visit of President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to ... Read More
Mauritania Officially Denies Hosting UAE Air Base
Mauritania’s defense ministry has officially denied hosting a military air base near the borders with Algeria. Rumors spread after a visit this month by ... Read More
Mauritania Cracks-down on Humanitarian Aid Embezzlement by Polisario
Trucks loaded with embezzled humanitarian aid that is supposed to benefit Sahraouis held against their will in the Polisario-run Tindouf camps are now stranded on ... Read More
Mauritania: Gay couple arrested in Nouakchott after marriage
Police in Mauritanian capital Nouakchott has detained a gay couple after their union sparked an outcry in the North African country, which criminalizes homosexuality. The ... Read More
Local Governance: Morocco Shares its Experience with Mauritania
Morocco and Mauritania have agreed to strengthen their cooperation in local and regional governance for a better, accountable, transparent and efficient administration. An agreement to ... Read More
China loans Mauritania $87m for port construction
China has extended Mauritania a $87 million loan to be used for the construction of a fishing harbor expected to generate 800 permanent jobs and ... Read More
Morocco, Mauritania poised to bolster cooperation on security, stability & development of West, North Africa,
Morocco and Mauritania are determined to bolster their cooperation particularly in matters related to security, stability and development of West and North Africa. This cooperation ... Read More
Attijari Bank Mauritania partners with Proparco to guarantee loans to SMEs
In Mauritania, Proparco, a Development Financial Institution partly owned by the French Development Agency, has signed an agreement with Attijari Bank Mauritania, the local subsidiary ... Read More
Polisario fighters kill two Mauritanians in race pursuit
The Polisario mercenaries, who are at bay, shoot at everything that moves. Their latest feat of arms took place Sunday evening when they chased Mauritanian ... Read More
Boat capsizes off Mauritania, 58 migrants died
In Mauritania, at least 58 people, including women and children, were killed after a boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off ... Read More