Tag: Mauritania

Mauritania 1-0 Algeria: Underdogs claim historic win as Algeria sent crashing out

January 24, 2024

Mauritania achieved a historic milestone by securing their first-ever victory at the Africa Cup of Nations, and to make it taste sweeter, it came against ... Read More

Nouakchott pledges to review higher tariffs imposed on Morocco’s produce

January 23, 2024

The issue of increased duties levied on some imported Moroccan agricultural products will be resolved through dialogue and consultation between the two countries, said Mauritanian ... Read More

Morocco underscores Mauritania’s key role in Atlantic initiative

January 23, 2024

Mauritania has a central role to play in Morocco’s Atlantic initiative aiming to offer access to the ocean to landlocked Sahel countries and promote regional ... Read More

AfDB commits $303m for Mauritania-Mali electricity interconnection project

January 17, 2024

The African Development Bank (AfDB), through its African Development Fund (ADF), has approved a $303 million loan for the building of a 1,500 km-long power ... Read More

Mauritania, Togo contemplate ways to bolster relations

January 16, 2024

Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani and his visiting counterpart from Togo Faure Gnassigbe held Monday talks on means to improve relations between the two ... Read More

Resource curse: more Africa countries could benefit from China’s new tariff-free policy

January 15, 2024

China’s recent announcement that it was expanding its tariff-free policy to additional African countries, namely Angola, Gambia, Congo, Madagascar, Mali and Mauritania, may be a ... Read More

Macky Sall kick-starts two-day visit to Mauritania to bolster ties

January 11, 2024

Senegal’s leader Macky Sall embarked this Thursday on a two-day visit to neighboring Mauritania in view of strengthening ties between the two countries sharing several ... Read More

Backlash at Mauritania’s customs duty hike on Moroccan goods

January 9, 2024

Mauritania has hiked customs duty on goods entering the country from the Guerguarat border crossing with Morocco, triggering the wrath of local consumers who see ... Read More

Mauritania delivers 500 fishing permits to Senegal in line with fishing agreement

January 9, 2024

Senegal Monday handed to Guet Ndar fishermen from Saint Louis 500 fishing permits granted by Mauritania as part of the fishing agreement between the two ... Read More

EU provides Mauritania €9.5m to support reforms in health, education

January 8, 2024

The European Union has granted Mauritania €9.5 million earmarked to prop up the national budget of the African country in favor of some reforms in ... Read More