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Mauritania

Ghazouani approached over African Union chairmanship

No consensus has yet been reached regarding the 2024 presidency of the African Union. The Mauritanian leader is now apparently willing to take on the role.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running story - Battle for African Union 11.01.2024

UN's West Africa head on his way to Moscow

The UN special representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Mozambique's Leonardo Santos Simao, is booked to travel to Moscow in the first quarter of this year. He has a meeting with the Russian foreign ministry to discuss the situation in the Sahel.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.01.2024

Mauritania employers' union boss increases electricity sector activities

Zine El Abidine Cheikh Ahmed recently submitted a $17m bid to the Société Mauritanienne d'Electricité (SOMELEC) for a major electrification programme for a handful of areas in eastern Mauritania, through his company BISTP.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 03.01.2024

UN's West Africa head visited Élysée to talk junta sanctions

During a trip to Paris and Brussels, UNOWAS's Leonardo Santos Simao, held talks with officials, calling for a reduction in the sanctions against Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger's juntas.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.12.2023

Nouakchott plans to retake control of Mbera refugee camp

Mbera refugee camp in southern Mauritania. © Joe Penney / Reuters

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 19.12.2023

Macron dismisses his foreign ministry's Africa director

Christophe Bigot's hold on his position as the French foreign ministry's Africa head had been shaky for months before his sacking on 12 December. In the end, it came down to his handling of the Niger coup.

Subscribers only Politics 18.12.2023

Saudi firm Al-Amr selected to design flagship hospital

The Saudi engineering firm Al-Amr bagged a substantial contract in early December. Worth $4.2m, it will involve designing and overseeing the building of the King Salman bin Abdelaziz al-Saoud hospital in Nouakchott.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 14.12.2023

Macron ponders French military presence in Africa

A gathering of France's top defence officials to discuss pressing issues about Africa that was original scheduled for 14 November will now take place on 12 December.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 07.12.2023

EU funding helps French firms Delair and Sillinger bag border defence deals in Mauritania

The French defence groups Delair and Sillinger have, thanks to European Union funding, bagged contracts in Mauritania to protect offshore gas fields and curb illegal migration.

Subscribers only Defence 21.11.2023

Macron reschedules defence council meeting focused on Africa

A meeting of the Élysée Palace's defence council, devoted specifically to Africa and initially planned for 14 November, is set to be rescheduled to another date before 28 November.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 20.11.2023

French military bases: Closed door discussions in the Élysée

The French President is due to chair a Defence Council meeting on 14 November devoted exclusively to Africa. The future of France's military presence on the continent will be at the heart of the talks, at a time when the coup d'état in Niger has prompted the Élysée to review its initial plans.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 14.11.2023

French President Emmanuel Macron with France's Chief of the Defence Staff Thierry Burkhard, in Villepinte, north of Paris, on 13 June 2022.

Three firms vie for contract to build Mauritania's second submarine cable

Sonatel, the Senegalese subsidiary of French giant Orange, Mauritania Submarine Link Consortium and Ireland-based EllaLink are competing for the contract to build Mauritania’s second submarine cable link.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 10.11.2023

EU presses accelerator on Gulf of Guinea anti-piracy programme

The contract to provide 30 vessels as part of the European Union-funded Support to the West African Integrated Maritime Strategy has sparked interest from several fast rescue boat manufacturers.

Subscribers only Defence 06.11.2023

Spanish civil guards and Ghanaian military personnel train on the Volta river, Ghana, 11 March 2023.

Vivendi seeks new business from Lagos to Kampala

Having established a foothold in French-speaking and central Africa, the French company's African branch, which is a specialist internet service provider, is looking to break into new markets in English-speaking countries.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 02.11.2023

Army lands $177m contract for social housing project with Ghazouani's backing

Mauritania's military engineering corps has just been awarded a vast contract for the construction of social housing. Valued at $177m, it is the largest public contract ever awarded since President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani came to power in 2019.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 30.10.2023

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani at La Moncloa palace in Madrid on 17 March 2022.

EY and Cadmos go head-to-head over fibre broadband project

Mauritanian minister of digital transformation Mohamed Abdallahi Ould Louly has invited a consortium of French consultancies to submit an offer for the provision of services to help extend the national broadband backbone.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 27.10.2023

Mauritania threatens to penalise Maroc Télécom and Tunisie Télécom again

Moov Mauritel, Mattel and Chinguitel, subsidiaries of Maroc Télécom, Tunisie Télécom and Sudatel may be hit with financial penalties for misconduct.

Subscribers only Business 02.10.2023

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Tatarstan rolls out flagships Tatneft and KamAZ to bring refinery and LAVs to continent

The head of the Russian republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, has been networking in Africa in search of new opportunities for the Tatar-majority owned companies Tatneft (oil) and KamAZ (automobile).

Subscribers only Defence, Energy, Diplomacy 15.09.2023

Rustam Minnikhanov took advantage of the Russia-Africa Summit in St Petersburg (27-28 July) to approach African leaders. Here, a meeting with Vladimir Putin and Macky Sall.

Bidders battle for Nouakchott's buses

Four international transport companies are competing against each other to win the tender for Nouakchott's urban transport modernisation project.

Subscribers only Business 15.09.2023

The heads of state who are set to attend the UN General Assembly

Several heads of state from ECOWAS are preparing to travel to New York at the end of the month to attend the next United Nations General Assembly.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.09.2023

New head of Sahel Coalition set to be announced

Former Chadian agriculture minister Djimet Adoum, who has been at the helm of the Coalition for the Sahel since 2021, is preparing to hand over to former Mauritanian foreign minister Hamadi Ould Meimou.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.08.2023

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New chair Tinubu formulates plan to revitalise ECOWAS leadership

As the new chair of the Economic Community of West African States, the Nigerian president wants to inject fresh energy into the organisation's leadership as it struggles more than ever with military juntas and Islamist militant threats across the region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.07.2023

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu in Gigiri, Nairobi, on 16 July 2023.

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Mauritania

Ghazouani approached over African Union chairmanship

UN's West Africa head on his way to Moscow

Mauritania employers' union boss increases electricity sector activities

UN's West Africa head visited Élysée to talk junta sanctions

Nouakchott plans to retake control of Mbera refugee camp

Macron dismisses his foreign ministry's Africa director

Saudi firm Al-Amr selected to design flagship hospital

Macron ponders French military presence in Africa

EU funding helps French firms Delair and Sillinger bag border defence deals in Mauritania

Macron reschedules defence council meeting focused on Africa

French military bases: Closed door discussions in the Élysée

Three firms vie for contract to build Mauritania's second submarine cable

EU presses accelerator on Gulf of Guinea anti-piracy programme

Vivendi seeks new business from Lagos to Kampala

Army lands $177m contract for social housing project with Ghazouani's backing

EY and Cadmos go head-to-head over fibre broadband project

Mauritania threatens to penalise Maroc Télécom and Tunisie Télécom again

Spotlight
Tatarstan rolls out flagships Tatneft and KamAZ to bring refinery and LAVs to continent

Bidders battle for Nouakchott's buses

The heads of state who are set to attend the UN General Assembly

New head of Sahel Coalition set to be announced

Spotlight
New chair Tinubu formulates plan to revitalise ECOWAS leadership

Lomé to host Gulf of Guinea's maritime security jamboree

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GTA domestic gas not due to arrive in Senegal or Mauritania before 2025

Moctar Djay masterminds Ghazouani's mining strategy

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Mauritania

Ghazouani approached over African Union chairmanship

UN's West Africa head on his way to Moscow

Mauritania employers' union boss increases electricity sector activities

UN's West Africa head visited Élysée to talk junta sanctions

Nouakchott plans to retake control of Mbera refugee camp

Macron dismisses his foreign ministry's Africa director

Saudi firm Al-Amr selected to design flagship hospital

Macron ponders French military presence in Africa

EU funding helps French firms Delair and Sillinger bag border defence deals in Mauritania

Macron reschedules defence council meeting focused on Africa

French military bases: Closed door discussions in the Élysée

Three firms vie for contract to build Mauritania's second submarine cable

EU presses accelerator on Gulf of Guinea anti-piracy programme

Vivendi seeks new business from Lagos to Kampala

Army lands $177m contract for social housing project with Ghazouani's backing

EY and Cadmos go head-to-head over fibre broadband project

Mauritania threatens to penalise Maroc Télécom and Tunisie Télécom again

Spotlight Tatarstan rolls out flagships Tatneft and KamAZ to bring refinery and LAVs to continent

Bidders battle for Nouakchott's buses

The heads of state who are set to attend the UN General Assembly

New head of Sahel Coalition set to be announced

Spotlight New chair Tinubu formulates plan to revitalise ECOWAS leadership

Lomé to host Gulf of Guinea's maritime security jamboree

Spotlight GTA domestic gas not due to arrive in Senegal or Mauritania before 2025

Moctar Djay masterminds Ghazouani's mining strategy

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Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (1/2): the Libreville oil mega-deal mystery

Spotlight
Tatarstan rolls out flagships Tatneft and KamAZ to bring refinery and LAVs to continent

Spotlight
New chair Tinubu formulates plan to revitalise ECOWAS leadership

Spotlight
GTA domestic gas not due to arrive in Senegal or Mauritania before 2025