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Mauritania’s preparations to restore diplomatic relations with Israel has sent ripples across North Africa, with the most profound impact felt in neighboring Algeria, a country that has made antisemitism a tenet of its foreign policy. The Mauritanian-Israeli rapprochement, confirmed by news platform Semafor and Israeli media, marks a significant realignment in regional politics and further […]
Mauritania is preparing to reestablish diplomatic relations with Israel, according to a report by news platform Semafor, signaling a major diplomatic shift in North Africa and the broader Middle East. The announcement is expected to be made during a high-level summit hosted at the White House, part of a renewed US effort to expand normalization […]
The World Bank has urged Mauritania to adopt decisive reforms to safeguard macroeconomic stability and promote more inclusive and sustainable economic growth. In a statement shared on social media, the Bank stressed the critical need for economic diversification, highlighting the overreliance on the mining sector as a major vulnerability. It recommended that revenues from mining […]
In a surprise diplomatic move, former U.S. President Donald Trump is set to host leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal July 9-11, signaling a shift in U.S.-Africa relations rooted less in aid and more in deals, minerals, and migration control. Though these five nations are small in global trade terms, they sit atop […]
The European Union has announced a new €13.5 million initiative in Mauritania aimed at strengthening food and nutrition security through sustainable and inclusive food systems. Known as SYSALIM (Systèmes Alimentaires Durables et Inclusifs), the five-year program will be implemented by the Belgian development agency Enabel across seven interior regions (wilayas) of the country. SYSALIM seeks […]
Ukraine is reportedly deepening its presence in Africa, offering military training, humanitarian aid, and diplomatic support to counter Russia’s growing influence, particularly in the Sahel region. As Moscow-backed mercenaries spread across conflict zones like Mali, Ukraine has launched a strategic push to win allies on the continent and undermine Kremlin-backed operations. Kyiv’s latest initiative includes […]
Lt. General Mohamed El Abbar, inspector of the Royal Armed Forces Military Health Service (FAR), paid on Tuesday a working visit to Nouakchott to foster cooperation ties between the two countries’ armies in areas of common interest. The Moroccan delegation was received by Defense minister Hanane Ould Sidi in presence of his close military aides. […]
Morocco and Mauritania signed an agreement to deepen industrial cooperation in the metallurgy, mechanical, and electromechanical sectors. The deal was signed in Nouakchott on Wednesday by Abdelhamid Souiri, President of the Moroccan Federation of Metallurgical, Mechanical and Electromechanical Industries (FIMME), and Nagi Ichidou, President of the Mauritanian Federation of Industry, Mines and Energy (FIME). It […]
Morocco’s National Fisheries Office (ONP) and Mauritania’s Fish Marketing Company (SMCP) have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in the marketing and valorization of fishery products, the ONP said in a statement. The agreement, signed in Casablanca this week by ONP Managing Director Amina Figuigui and SMCP Managing Director Yahia Ahmed El Waqf, […]
The Moroccan Confederation of Industrial Pelagic Fishing Shipowners (COMAIP) and Mauritania’s National Fisheries Federation (FNP) have adopted a groundbreaking joint declaration establishing coordinated management of Atlantic African coastal fishery resources, particularly small pelagic species. Following two days of negotiations in Dakhla (June 2-3), both parties achieved a shared vision grounded in United Nations Convention on […]