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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 […]
Morocco is resolved to strengthen its cooperation with the G5-Sahel countries to develop coastal zones and take up the serious security challenges facing the area. The statement was made by the Head of the Moroccan Government, Saâd Dine El Othmani, upon arrival Wednesday in Nouakchott to represent Morocco at the coordination conference of the partners […]
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 […]
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 […]
King Mohammed VI has addressed a message to President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania dealing with bilateral relations and the situation in the Maghreb region. The message was conveyed to the Mauritanian head of state by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Nouakchott Friday. In a statement to the press after the audience, Bourita said […]