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Mauritania
Arise caught in crosswinds over Nouakchott port project

Already the target of a parliamentary enquiry, Arise Mauritanie, the joint venture that is now building and is later supposed to operate Nouakchott's new container terminal, is also firmly in the sights of the head of the city's port complex. [...]

Published on 16/04/2020 at 04:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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ADIT
Arise Mauritanie
Arise Ports & Logistics
Bollore Logistics
Bruno Delaye
Covid-19
DP World
Entreprise et Diplomatie
Francois Mitterrand
Habib Ould Diah
Linklaters
Meridiam
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
Mohamedou Ahmedou M'haïmid
Mohit Agrawal
Port autonome de Nouakchott
Sid'Ahmed Ould Raiss
Société de développement des infrastructures portuaires

Mauritania
After months of wrangling, Arise Mauritanie resumes operations at port of Nouakchott

Under pressure from the authorities for several months, the Franco-Singaporean joint venture Arise Mauritanie, which is constructing and will run the new container terminal at the Port autonome de Nouakchott, has finally reached a deal.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 29.10.2020

Mauritania
Hush-hush talks between Arise and Mauritanian government over port of Nouakchott

Under pressure from the Mauritanian authorities for months, Arise Mauritanie has discreetly begun to renegotiate the concession it recently landed from President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz's administration.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 25.09.2020

View of the Port Autonome de Nouakchott.

Africa, Gabon
Olam chooses Port Louis over London to registrer its Arise Infrastructure fund

While Olam set up its first fund, Arise Ports & Logistics, in London, from where its partner, AP Moeller Capital, runs its operations, the agribusiness giant has chosen Mauritius's more welcoming fiscal landscape for its second and third funds, Arise Infrastructure and Arise Special Economic Zone.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Finance, Business 31.08.2020

Mauritania
After Macron's intervention, Nouakchott lies in wait for Arise Mauritanie

Visiting Nouakchott on 30 June, the French president pleaded the case of the Franco-Singaporean joint venture Arise Mauritanie, which has been under pressure from Mauritanian authorities for months. Its concession contract is now expected be renegotiated.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 14.07.2020

French President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting with the presidents of the G5 Sahel in Nouakchott.

Inner circles | Central Africa, Gabon, West Africa
Gagan Gupta's French troops

Though now active in Africa via the three Arise mega-funds, Indian-Singaporean agribusiness giant Olam still relies on French advisors to help guide its path.

Subscribers only Business 04.06.2020

Mauritania
Arise given notice to quit its offices in the port of Nouakchott

Port Autonome de Nouakchott (PAN) director Sid'Ahmed Ould Raiss has told the Franco-Singaporean joint venture Arise, which is currently building the port's new container terminal, that he has decided to terminate the lease on its premises at the port.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 18.05.2020

Document | Gabon, Mauritania
Olam self-medicates marketing strategy to shore up its image

While marching on with its strategy to divest from African infrastructure projects and facing up to a feisty inquiry commission in Mauritania, the Olam group is actively engaging African countries faced with the Covid-19 pandemic to improve its reputation.

Subscribers only Business 28.04.2020

In Focus | Mauritania
Former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz faces a highly political investigation

Relations between Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and his predecessor Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz have become distinctly hostile since the end of 2019 and the battle between them is becoming increasingly indiscreet. The current "master" of Nouakchott can rely, moreover, on an army of lawmakers determined to settle their scores with Aziz.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.04.2020

Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is grappling with a parliamentary commission charged with investigating the management of several sectors during his presidency.

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Bollore Logistics
Bruno Delaye
Covid-19
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Francois Mitterrand
Habib Ould Diah
Linklaters
Meridiam
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
Mohamedou Ahmedou M'haïmid
Mohit Agrawal
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