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A loyalist of Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has suggested to the country’s leader, as part of his endeavors to unite the North African country and stamp out racism, to wed his daughter to Biram Dah Ould Abeid, the leader of an anti-slavery initiative. Mohamed El Mokhtar Ould Hmein Amar, mayor of Aoujeft, a […]
Morocco and Mauritania signed a partnership agreement in the fields of hydrocarbons and mines on Wednesday in Nouakchott, on the sidelines of the 5th “Mauritanides”, a conference-exhibition on the oil and mining sector in Mauritania. This agreement was signed by Director General of the Moroccan Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM), Mrs. Amina Benkhadra, and […]
Mauritanian capital Nouakchott is hosting this week a business forum aimed at boosting Mauritanian-Moroccan partnership in the energy field. The forum, held under the auspices of the Pan-African Confederation of Electricity (CAFELEC), is co-organized by the Moroccan Federation of Electricity, Electronics and Renewable Energies (FENELEC Morocco) and the Mauritanian Electricity Company (SOMELEC). The forum featured […]
Morocco has committed to contribute to the Priority Investment Program of the regional G5-Sahel group, which held Thursday a Coordination Conference of Partners and Donors in Nouakchott. Head of the Government Saâd Eddine El Othmani who led the Moroccan delegation to the conference outlined the broad lines of Morocco’s contribution to the group, mustering Burkina […]
The online investment guide (iGuide) to Mauritania was officially launched in Nouakchott last week. Designed to provide intelligible, reliable and up-to-date information on the relevant laws, regulations, costs and opportunities, this investment promotion tool is now ready to serve the national and global investment community, reported the UN Economic Commission for Africa. The website covers […]
President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has assured that he will not be a candidate for his own succession during the next presidential elections scheduled in 2019 as required by the Constitution. The Mauritanian Constitution limits the number of presidential terms to two. The President who was in Oualata (in the South) for the launch of […]
Only words but no action. That sums Algeria’s attitude towards any initiative to reinvigorate the Maghreb. Algeria, which maintains borders closed with Morocco despite calls from Rabat to normalize relations, went further in its obsession of containing Morocco by adopting self-defeating strategies in the Sahel. Governing behind the curtain of a dead-living president, the deep […]
Mauritania has commended King Mohammed VI’s initiative to open a direct and frank dialogue with Algeria as an initiative that will safeguard regional stability. “Mauritania encourages and wishes full success to any initiative aiming to guarantee regional stability and security as well as neighborliness,” Spokesperson for the Mauritanian government Sidi Mohamed Ould Maham said. Algeria’s […]
Morocco will never compromise on its territorial integrity at the UN-led direct talks in Geneva next December, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said. Speaking to Le Monde, Bourita said that any solution that undermines Morocco’s territorial integrity or that advocates the unfeasible referendum option will be rejected by Morocco. Bourita who made the interview last week […]
The US will end trade benefits for Mauritania on January 1 for falling short of abolishing forced labor practices, the US Trade Representative’s Office (USTR) said. Mauritania is not in compliance with requirements of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which provides duty-free treatment for certain goods, USTR said in a statement explaining the […]