Maurirtania: President Ould Abdel Aziz Denies any Attempt to Stay in Power

The Mauritanian leader last week indicated he never planned to change the constitution to be able to run again for elections at the end of his current mandate coming to end in 2019. Tension has risen since March between the opposition and the ruling party after some ministers and lawmakers suggested constitutional amendments so that […]

Mauritania-Senegal joint GTA gas project launched, hailed as new era of energy security

British energy giant BP has officially launched gas production at the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) field, strategically located along the maritime border between Senegal and Mauritania that represents a promising source of natural gas and a lever for economic transformation. During a recent ceremony, Senegal’s president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, recently welcomed a delegation from the […]

UN Women commends Morocco’s gender equality actions

UN Women, a UN agency dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment, has hailed Morocco’s decisions seeking to close gender gap, saying the North African Kingdom is taking an important step towards achieving gender equality with the adoption of Laws N°19-20 and N°5-96 governing SMEs and Corporations By establishing a 30% progressive quota for women […]