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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 […]
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has directed the Government to fully implement recommendations from an independent inquiry into fires at two electrical transformer substations in Nouakchott. The fires occurred at the Nouakchott-North and Nouakchott-West substations on August 18 and 21, 2026, respectively, causing extensive damage and disrupting electricity supply. Prime Minister El Moctar […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]