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IMF Staff Mission in Mauritania

IMF Staff Mission in Mauritania
05/15/2012 | Sahel
A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Mr. Amine Mati, visited Nouakchott from April 29 to May 14, 2012 to conduct discussions related to the fourth review of Mauritania’s arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF)1 and consultations under Article IV of the IMF Articles...

Thousands in Mauritanian anti-regime protest

Thousands in Mauritanian anti-regime protest
05/10/2012 | Africa
Thousands of Mauritanian opposition activists staged a march and sit-down protest in Nouakchott Wednesday evening, calling for former coup leader President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to step down. The turnout was larger than on May 2, when the demonstrators tried to occupy a square in the centre of...

The Iron ore port of Nouadhibou rehabilitated with 45 million euros from the EU

The Iron ore port of Nouadhibou rehabilitated with 45 million euros from the EU
04/23/2012 | Maghreb
Support of 45 million euros from the European Union (EU) in favor of National Mining Company of Mauritania (SNIM) allowed the rehabilitation of the ore port of Nouadhibou (465 km north of Nouakchott), said a statement of the EU Delegation in Mauritania. The rehabilitated port was launched on...

Casablanca looks to dispel African divide

Casablanca looks to dispel African divide
04/12/2012 | In the Media
Morocco wants to establish Casablanca as a financial hub not only for investment into the rest of north Africa, but countries south of the Sahara too. So far, it has made good progress and is pulling ahead of its regional rivals. Many investors looking to put their money into Africa envisage a...

Mauritania Signs Oil Production Contract with British Company.

Mauritania Signs Oil Production Contract with British Company.
04/07/2012 | News
The Mauritanian government signed a contract last night for production and sharing of oil production with British Comany Chariot Oil and Gas the Qatar News Agency reports. A statement by the Mauritanian Petroleum Ministry said the contract targeted an offshore sector in the coastal basin parrallel...

US offers $120 million for Sahel

US offers $120 million for Sahel
03/30/2012 | Africa
The United States will give $120 million in emergency aid for western Africa’s drought-hit Sahel region in hope of preventing severe hunger, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday. Clinton announced the aid after a UN appeal in February for $725 million in urgent assistance for the Sahel,...

Gaddafi spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi held in Mauritania- BBC

Gaddafi spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi held in Mauritania- BBC
03/17/2012 | News
The intelligence chief of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been arrested in Mauritania, reports say.Officials said Abdullah al-Senussi was detained at Nouakchott airport, BBC news reports Mr Senussi, 63, was Col Gaddafi's brother-in-law, and has been described as one of his most trusted...

Arabies:Medelci: "Cohesion in the Maghreb, a goal which is "becoming a reality ".

Arabies:Medelci: "Cohesion in the Maghreb, a goal which is "becoming a reality ".
03/16/2012 | Maghreb
Cohesion in the Maghreb is a goal "which is becoming a reality " which requires "priority" attention the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mourad Medelci said in an interview with the monthly Arabies in itsArabies, March edition. Cohesion in the Maghreb has become an objective in which we must give...

Mauritania vows to fight Al-Qaeda

Mauritania vows to fight Al-Qaeda
03/14/2012 | Sahel
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Tuesday vowed to press on with attacks on “criminal elements” after a failed air raid in Mali on suspected members of Al-Qaeda’s North African branch, AFP reports. “It’s like this that we have responded to criminals … by chasing them and hitting them...

Regional Conference on border security Tripoli

Regional Conference on border security Tripoli
03/12/2012 | Maghreb
A ministerial regional conference on border security opened on Sunday in Tripoli with the participation of a Moroccan delegation led by Interior Minister Mohand Laenser. He is accompanied by Minister Delegate to the Head of Government Head of Government in Charge of National Defense Administration,...

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