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King Mohammed VI has sent a message to President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazaouani. The message was handed on Tuesday in Nouakchott to the Mauritanian Head of State by Moroccan Minister of Economic Inclusion Younes Skouri. The Moroccan envoy delivered few days ago royal messages to President of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba and […]
Morocco and Mauritania signed, on Friday in Nouakchott, the first operational plan for the years 2023-2024, relating to the implementation of the framework convention in the field of maritime fisheries and aquaculture, signed during the 8th session of the Moroccan-Mauritanian High Joint Commission. The plan, signed on the sidelines of the 1st session of the […]
Head of Morocco’s national police & domestic intelligence agency Abdellatif El Hammouchi and Mauritania’s Chief of national security Mesgharou Ould Sidi Leghweizi discussed on Tuesday in Rabat ways of enhancing security cooperation and coordinating efforts against common regional challenges. The two parties stressed the importance of strengthening cooperation in police training, exchanging experiences, expertise and […]
About one hundred Mauritanian companies took part Tuesday in Casablanca in the 2nd Moroccan-Mauritanian economic forum, a platform seeking to enhance dialogue and contacts between the business communities of the two countries. Organized by the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) and the National Union of Mauritanian Employers (UNPM), the forum was an opportunity for […]
Moroccan and Mauritanian businessmen will meet on Sept.20 in Casablanca to discuss joint ventures and partnership projects in agriculture, energy, agri-food business, pharmaceutical industry and finance. The meeting is organized by the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) and the National Union of Mauritanian Employers (UNPM). The event aims to strengthen economic and commercial cooperation […]
The Algerian authorities have donated lately to Mauritania tons of highly toxic dates, posing serious health risks to consumers as these dates have been banned in the European Union, the United States, Canada and other countries. Instead of disposing properly of their home-grown hazardous products, the ruling Algerian junta chose to send a “poisonous gift” […]
The official reaction of the Mauritanian government to personal comments by a Moroccan Muslim scholar stands in stark contrast to the deafening silence towards comments uttered by Algerian President Abdelmedjid Tebboune who is responsible for his country’s foreign policy. Ahmed Raissouni, a former leader of the Islamist MUR and currently head of Qatar-funded International Union […]
Morocco and Mauritania are in talks to set up an internet cable interconnection building on the inroads of Moov Mauritel, a subsidiary of Morocco’s Maroc Telecom. Moroccan and Mauritanian media said the cable would be laid inland crossing the Sahara territory, offering Mauritania a second alternative besides the “African Coast to Europe (ACE)” cable. The […]
The Malian army and “white soldiers“ were involved in the killing of 33 of civilians, in Mali according to a report by United Nations experts. The disappearance of these civilians on March 5 in Robinet El Ataye, in the Segou region near the Mauritanian border, had caused a stir in Mali and Mauritania. Mauritania accused […]
The Speaker of the upper house of the Moroccan parliament, Naama Mayara, stressed from Nouakchott that the promotion of trade is a real avenue for strengthening distinguished relations between Morocco and Mauritania and suggested he setting up of a parliamentary economic forum. The proposal was made during a meeting Sunday with parliamentary groups at the […]