The World Bank has approved 240 million U.S. dollars in financing to launch the first phase of the West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience and Blue Economy Program (WACA+), according to a statement received by Xinhua on Thursday. The program aims to help Benin and Mauritania protect their vulnerable coastlinesContinue Reading
All articles of the MoU have been agreed upon by both ECOWAS and ANSADE, with the signing ceremony scheduled to take place at a later date to be announced The ECOWAS Commission, through its Department of Economic Affairs and Agriculture, has finalised a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the IslamicContinue Reading
Mauritania has signed its first independent power producer contract, a $300 million agreement with Iwa Green Energy to develop a 60-megawatt hybrid solar-wind power plant. The project marks a milestone in the country’s drive to expand electricity generation through private financing while accelerating its transition to renewables. The facility, scheduledContinue Reading
Late into the night, Mauritanian Minister of Hydraulics and Sanitation Amal Mint Maouloud stood quietly on the operation platform of the Beni Nadji water pretreatment station in the southwestern Trarza region. In front of her, six sets of high-density sedimentation tanks entered trial operation as data flickered across theContinue Reading
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani said he takes profound pride in the strong and enduring friendship between Mauritania and China and looks forward to broader and deeper bilateral cooperation. In a recent interview with Xinhua and other major Chinese media outlets at the Mauritanian Presidency, Ghazouani expressed sincereContinue Reading
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet with the heads of state from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal in Washington, D.C. next week, Semafor reported on Wednesday. If confirmed, the gathering will mark the first Trump-Africa summit during Trump’s second term. The meeting, which will takeContinue Reading
Mauritanian Sidi Ould Tah was elected Thursday as president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) during the 60th annual meetings of the African banking institution currently taking place at its headquarters in Abidjan, economic capital of Cote d’Ivoire. According to a statement from the AfDB, Tah won after threeContinue Reading
