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Mauritania’s Foreign Ministry summoned on Monday Iran’s ambassador in protest over his actions and movements inconsistent with diplomatic norms and traditions. The Mauritanian protest comes following the ambassador’s visit to a village in the Trarza region without informing the local authorities. Three individuals were detained for hosting the Iranian diplomat. In a press release, the […]
Mauritanian Finance Minister Codioro Moussa N’Guénore received an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by the Fund’s Regional Adviser on Government Finance Statistics, Francis Gahizi, on Thursday evening. The meeting focused on cooperation between the government and the IMF, particularly efforts to modernize the collection and verification of financial data relating to public enterprises. The […]
Mauritania and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to strengthen security cooperation in combating narcotics and psychotropic substances. The agreement followed talks in Abu Dhabi between Chairman of the UAE’s National Drug Enforcement Authority, Zayed bin Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan and visiting Director General of Mauritania’s Security, General Mohamed Ould El Hreïtani. According to […]
Mauritania and Germany signed a €35 million financial cooperation agreement on Monday to support technical and vocational training, biodiversity protection and the development of the blue economy. The agreement was signed in Nouakchott by Mauritania’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Abdallah Souleymane Cheikh Sidiya, and Germany’s Ambassador to Mauritania, Florian Reindel. The financing, equivalent […]
Mauritania recorded a significant shift towards digital communication in 2024, with internet subscriptions rising by 20.8 per cent to more than 3.65 million, according to data from the Regulatory Authority contained in the 2025 Annual Guide to Economic Statistics. The figures, published by Africa IT News on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, show that the growth […]
Mauritania’s coast guard rescued 42 migrants from The Gambia and Senegal, including women and children, after their boat experienced engine trouble off the country’s coast on Sunday, August 16, 2026. According to the coast guard, the group comprised 32 Gambians and 10 Senegalese, including four women, one of whom was pregnant, and three children. The […]
Mauritania and Senegal have launched joint river patrols along the Senegal River to strengthen surveillance and security along their shared border. The operation, begun last week, involves units from Senegal’s Military Zone No. 2 and their Mauritanian counterparts. According to Senegal’s Armed Forces Public Relations Directorate (DIRPA), the patrols used naval resources from marine infantry […]
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and his Mauritanian counterpart, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation and coordination on security challenges in West Africa. The two leaders met at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, during President Ghazouani’s 24-hour friendship and working visit to Côte d’Ivoire. Their […]
Mauritania’s unemployment rate increased to 13.12% in the fourth quarter of 2025, up from 12.29% during the same period in 2024, according to the Central Bank’s annual report for 2025. The report also showed a decline in the employment rate, which fell to 43.45% from 44.37% a year earlier, with the services sector remaining the […]
Mauritania’s economy recorded steady growth and improved macroeconomic stability in 2025, according to the Central Bank of Mauritania’s annual report published over the week-end. The report said real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded by 4% in 2025, following a 6.3% growth rate in 2024, despite global economic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions. Inflation remained under control, […]