Mauritania and Côte d’Ivoire Sign Livestock Cooperation Deal
Mauritania and Côte d’Ivoire have signed a cooperation protocol aimed at strengthening collaboration in the livestock sector. The agreement was signed on Wednesday in Nouakchott […]
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Mauritania Intensifies Market Surveillance to Enforce Price Ceilings
Consumer protection teams from the Ministry of Commerce and Tourism carried out a sweeping inspection and regulatory operation across markets and retail outlets in the […]
Mauritania Calls for Stronger Cultural Equity at UNESCO Session in Paris
Mauritania’s Minister of Culture, Arts, Communication and Relations with Parliament, and Government Spokesperson, El Houssein Ould Meddou, took part in the 19th session of the […]
Mauritania’s Ministry of Livestock Launches Campaign Against Unregulated Slaughtering
The Ministry of Livestock in Mauritania has initiated a campaign to curb unregulated animal slaughtering outside authorized abattoirs, in and around Nouakchott, aiming to improve […]
US expands visa bond requirement to seven more countries, deepening barriers for African travellers
The Trump administration has expanded its visa bond policy to include seven additional countries—Bhutan, Botswana, the Central African Republic, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Namibia and Turkmenistan—effective January […]
Mauritania’s SNIM Workers Launch One-Hour Protest Over Bonus Exclusion
Workers at Mauritania’s state-owned National Industrial and Mining Company (SNIM) announced they will halt work for one hour on Monday morning to protest their exclusion […]
Sahara: Dakar hails historic UNSC resolution recognizing autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty
Senegal has hailed the adoption by the UN Security Council of resolution 2797 recognizing the Moroccan autonomy plan under the Kingdom’s sovereignty as the only […]
Mauritania’s Health Ministry Faces Financial Scandals as Audit Reveals Major Irregularities
Mauritania’s Court of Auditors has uncovered alarming financial mismanagement within the Ministry of Health, citing multi-billion ouguiya budget overruns, unregulated contracts, and poorly executed health […]
New AfDB President Sidi Ould Tah Calls for Paradigm Shift to Tackle Africa’s Challenges
Mauritanian economist Sidi Ould Tah officially assumed office on 1 September 2025 as the ninth president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), pledging to build […]
Mauritania’s fisheries sector generated 410 billion Ouguiyas from exports in 2024
Mauritania’s Minister of Fisheries, Maritime and Port Infrastructure, El Vadil Ould Sidaty Ould Ahmed Louly, has announced that fish exports in 2024 generated 41 billion […]