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Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani appointed a new Cabinet on Saturday evening, replacing ministers responsible for Defense, Interior, Economic affairs and Energy, according to the Mauritanian News Agency. The 29-member Cabinet, excluding the Prime minister, retains Foreign Minister Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug and Justice Minister Mohamed Ould Soueidatt. The appointments followed Prime Minister […]
The Moroccan School of Engineering Sciences (EMSI) inaugurated on Thursday a new campus in Nouakchott, as part of ongoing efforts to bolster academic cooperation between Morocco and Mauritania. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Mauritanian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Yacoub Ould Moine, the Director General of the EMSI Group, Mohamed El […]
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, lawyer and mayor of Marrakech, who was appointed Tuesday by King Mohammed VI as Morocco’s first female Head of Government, declared the nomination a “historic moment for our country” and pledged to deliver practical answers to citizens’ expectations, especially those of young people. Speaking to the press immediately after her audience […]
A newly signed framework agreement between Morocco and Mauritania to rehabilitate and expand the road from El Guerguerat border crossing to Nouakchott is poised to strengthen bilateral ties while advancing a strategic land corridor linking North Africa to West Africa. On September 21 in Rabat, Morocco’s Equipment and Water Minister, Nizar Baraka, and his Mauritanian […]
Morocco will help Mauritania upgrade a 480-km Nouakchott-Nouadhibou road to improve transport and facilitate trade between the two countries. An agreement has been signed lately in Rabat on this project part of Royal Sahel initiative designed to enable African landlocked countries access to Atlantic sea ports and international markets. This joint road project is making […]
The 20th Forum of training directors from Francophone Central Banks opened in Nouakchott this Tuesday, 22 September 2026, with discussions focused on preparing staff for changing roles in the financial sector. Hosted by the Central Bank of Mauritania, it runs until 24 September. Governor Mohamed Lemine Ould Dhehby said central banks needed training that would […]
Mauritania and CWP Global have signed a comprehensive agreement to develop the Aman green hydrogen project, establishing the contractual, financial, economic and development framework for its next phases. The agreement, signed on Thursday, September 17, 2026, sets out the conditions governing the project, which Mauritania describes as one of the world’s largest green hydrogen initiatives. […]
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 […]