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Category: Mauritania
Mauritania extends for six months MoU with Cairo-based Arab Contractor to build tramway in Nouakchott
Mauritania has extended for six months the Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Egyptian Arab Contractor company to build a tramway in capital Nouakchott, local ... Read More
Mauritania refuses to host wounded Tuareg rebels after clash with Malian army
Mauritania has declined demands by Malian Tuareg rebels fighting the Malian army to host wounded fighters for medical treatment, local media alakhbar reports citing an ... Read More
Mali calls on nationals in Mauritania to stay clear from unrest
Malian authorities have urged their countrymen in Mauritania to stay away from unrest in the country following the death of a young Mauritanian in police ... Read More
UN Security Council holds consultations on Sahara
The UN Security Council members hold this Wednesday a closed-doors meeting to discuss the situation in the Sahara. They are expected to be briefed by ... Read More
UAE, Germany, Egypt set up consortium for hydrogen project in Mauritania
German project developer Conjuncta, Egypt's energy provider Infinity, and the United Arab Emirates' Masdar have signed an agreement to set up an international consortium for ... Read More
Morocco has officially terminated the mission of Mohamed Benchaaboun as ambassador to France.
The news was announced in a statement published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the Official Gazette, in the section “Announcements and press releases”. ... Read More
Morocco, Mauritania to bolster cooperation in fisheries research
Morocco and Mauritania have committed to enhance their cooperation in fisheries research under a specific protocol on cooperation actions signed on the sidelines of the ... Read More
Nouakchott hosts Moroccan-Mauritanian Economic Forum by month’s end
Nouakchott will host the Moroccan-Mauritanian Economic Forum at the end of February. The announcement was made during a meeting held on Wednesday in Nouakchott between ... Read More
Mauritania’s ex-leader faces graft charges in landmark trial
Mauritania’s former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is on trial on corruption charges, accused of amassing a $72m fortune while in office, whereby the prosecution ... Read More
Morocco’s competition council approves Akwa’s acquisition of Total Mauritanie
Morocco’s competition council approved the acquisition by Morocco’s Akwa Africa, a subsidiary of Akwa group, of Total Energies fuel distribution subsidiary in Mauritania. The council ... Read More