Morocco, Mauritania Discuss Strengthened Cooperation in Decentralization, Land Planning

Morocco and Mauritania discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation in decentralization and land-use planning during meetings held recently in Nouakchott between governmental officials. Talks covered prospects of developing a roadmap designed to consolidate ties between both countries’ local authorities in local governance, such as public services, urban development, and land-use planning. In a statement to MAP, the […]

Ethiopia inaugurates Gidabo irrigation dam

Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation (ECWC) has completed the Gidabo dam in central Ethiopia. The dam has the capacity to reserve 62.5 million cubic meter and is expected to develop 13,425 hectares of land cultivated by some 10,000 farmers. The project is also expected to indirectly create nearly 192,000 jobs. According to the Food and Agriculture […]

Shell to Explore Oil & Gas offshore Mauritania

Shell will set up an office in Nouakchott to begin exploring hydrocarbons off shore the West African country. Under an agreement reached between the two parties, the oil and gas giant Shell shall begin exploration activities, starting with reprocessing and analysis of existing seismic data. “This move represents Shell’s entry into the West African Atlantic […]