Gas production in the Mauritanian Banda field may start in late 2014 or early 2015, it was announced in Nouakchott earlier this week. The construction...
Vivendi selling Maroc Telecom stakes
Stakes owned by Vivendi SA in Maroc Telecom are being sold as part of debt reduction plan by the former. The sale is estimated to generate more than $...
Malta Hosts Five-Plus-Five
Malta played host this weekend to the Five-plus-Five summit, gathering five Maghreb and five European countries whose heads of state or government cam...
Mauritania Receives $ 10 Mln to Enhance Border Security
Mauritania, one of the world’s poorest countries, has received over $ 10 Million grant from the European Union to help the country enhance its b...
Mauritania Teams Up with United Nations to fight Money Laundering
Mauritania financial authorities, bankers and businessmen seems to have joined forces in the fight against money laundering, financial crimes, tax eva...
Cost of “Non-Maghreb”, exorbitant for North Africa
The countries of the Maghreb set up in February 1989 a union that was designed to be a milestone in promoting inter-Maghreban relations on the politic...
Gaddafi’s former spy chief arrested, son’s trial postponed
The extradition last week of Gaddafi’s former spy chief, Abdullah al-Senussi, from Mauritania to Libya has postponed the trial of ex-leader Muam...