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Financing Agreements To Strengthen Education In Mauritania And Chad
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Governments of Mauritania and Chad today signed funding agreements for the Regional Engagement for Learning and Collaboration in Education (RELANCE) Project, supported by the World Bank and the Federal Republic of Germany,...

Mali, Mauritania and Senegal must unite against cross-border terrorism
Mali, Mauritania and Senegal must unite against cross-border terrorism The threat of a terrorist blockade of Mali’s Kayes and Nioro towns would be disastrous for all three countries. Western Mali, bordering Mauritania and Senegal, is increasingly...

Spain offers €200 million package as EU partners with Mauritania on migration
Spain backs Mauritania with investment and migration deal to curb Atlantic crossingsSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón has concluded a landmark visit to Mauritania’s capital Nouakchott, marking his third trip to the West African...

Floating LNG Finds Its Stride With Global Capacity Set To Triple by 2030
Global demand for natural gas is expected to drive floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) capacity to 42 mtpa by 2030, before rising to 55 mtpa by 2035. The figures represent a three- and nearly fourfold increase over the 14.1 mtpa of installed...
City view of Nouakchott in Mauritania
This photo taken on July 14, 2025 shows the Liberty Park and the Presidential Palace in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Nouakchott, on the edge of the Sahara Desert, is the capital of Mauritania and its political, economic, and cultural center....

The Stage is Set: Uganda, Kenya & Tanzania Gear Up for CHAN 2024
A transformative moment in African football is taking shape as Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania gear up to host the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024. Embracing the shared motto “Pamoja” – the Swahili term for Together – 19...
China, Mauritania celebrate 60 years of diplomatic ties with reception in Nouakchott
NOUAKCHOTT, July 19 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Embassy in Mauritania hosted a reception on Friday at the International Conference Center in Nouakchott to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Mauritania. The event...
Interview: China-Mauritania ties remain rock-solid after 60 years, says Chinese ambassador
NOUAKCHOTT, July 19 (Xinhua) -- China and Mauritania have walked hand in hand since establishing diplomatic ties in 1965, supporting each other in international affairs and partnering on economic development, Chinese Ambassador to Mauritania Tang...
Hundreds of Mauritanians Demonstrate to Demand End to Genocide in Gaza
[Sat, 19 Jul 2025 14:52:43 +0300] Nouakchott - Saba: Hundreds of Mauritanians demonstrated in the capital, Nouakchott, on Friday, to reject the ongoing genocide committed by the Zionist enemy in the Gaza Strip and to demand an end to the...
Feature: China-Mauritania ties mark 60 years with enduring "Friendship" projects
NOUAKCHOTT, July 19 (Xinhua) -- "We'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne." In early July, the familiar tune of Auld Lang Syne in Chinese echoed through a classroom at the Confucius Institute in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania....

Xi, Mauritanian president exchange congratulations on 60 years of ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani on Saturday exchanged congratulatory messages marking the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations. In his message, Xi noted that over the past six decades,...

Xi, Mauritanian president Ghazouani exchange congratulations on 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties
Xi, Mauritanian president Ghazouani exchange congratulations on 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties By Xinhua Published: Jul 19, 2025 10:59 AM Updated: Jul 19, 2025 11:28 AM Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould...

NATO trains Mauritanian forces in maritime security operations
Mauritanian Navy sailors took part in NATO’s Defence and Related Security Capacity Building Initiative to enhance their defence and security. Synopsis Sailors of the Mauritanian Navy conducted a three week-training programme on maritime...

Chan 2024: East Africa braces for an intriguing tournament
The stage is set for a historic chapter in the 2024 CAF African Nations Championship (Chan), as East African nations of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda gear up to co-host the tournament for the very first time. This landmark joint hosting not only...
Flash: Xi, Mauritanian president Ghazouani exchange congratulations on 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties

Moroccan exporters reroute potato and onion trade to Egypt to bypass Mauritanian tariffs
HESPRESS English – Morocco News Hespress ENThursday 17 July 2025 - 21:01 A growing number of Moroccan exporters are channeling shipments of potatoes and onions through Egypt to reach Mauritania, avoiding what they describe as prohibitive customs...

Mauritanian ambassador denies reports of planned meeting with Netanyahu
Ambassador: No meeting planned between Mauritania and IsraelThe Mauritanian Ambassador to Washington, Sisa bint Al-Sheikh Ould Bidah, has denied any knowledge of a planned meeting between President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani and Israeli...

Spain allocates $232.03 million to support investments in Mauritania
The Spanish government announced a €200 million ($232.03 million) financial package to bolster its investments in Mauritania, along with the launch of the digital platform “Kantara” aimed at fostering direct connections between economic players in...

Spain and Mauritania sign four agreements on transport, social security, cybersecurity and national parks
Four agreements Keys to the joint declaration The President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, and the leader of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, met in the capital of the North African country, Nouakchott,...

Gambians, Senegaleses in Mauritania Strike Against Crackdown on Migrants
By: Haddy Touray Members of The Gambian and Senegalese communities in Mauritania Wednesday, 16th July, 2025, embarked upon a sit-down strike against on-going crackdown on undocumented migrants living in Mauritania. The development comes on the...