Dinar falls to historic record low

AfDB Deepens Financing Drive to Unlock Mauritania’s Private Sector Potential

The Mauritanian Investment Promotion Agency, in collaboration with the African Development Bank, convened, on March 25, 2026, a high-level workshop in Nouakchott to review financing mechanisms aimed at supporting private sector projects. The initiative forms part of broader efforts to strengthen cooperation between regional financial institutions and domestic economic actors, with a view to stimulating […]

Moroccan Mohamed Belaich appointed AU Special Representative in Sudan

The African Union (AU) has appointed Moroccan national Mohamed Belaich as the Pan-African organization’s Special Representative and Head of the AU Office in Sudan, a statement of the organization said. Ambassador Mohamed Belaich will represent the AU Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat in Sudan. Belaich served as ambassador of Morocco to Kuwait, Libya and Sudan. […]

UN Releases Additional $2.5 million to Address Energy Crisis in Gaza

With Gaza entering its fourth month of a serious energy crisis, the United Nations on Thursday released a further $2.5 million from a pooled humanitarian fund to cover urgent needs in the Palestinian enclave, a UN press release said. The disbursement from the Humanitarian Fund for the occupied Palestinian Territory will bolster the UN’s emergency […]