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<A Look at Ticad> Trade over Aid to Africa - World Bank Senior Vice President Gill

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Indermit Gill, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at the World Bank, said that the Trump administration's aid cuts and reciprocal tariffs should be used as an opportunity for major countries to expand business with Africa. He argued that investment and trade are more important than aid in overcoming the challenges facing developing countries. Gill has a unique perspective on the Trump administration's foreign aid cuts and reciprocal tarif…See the Story

Nouakchott, Mauritania · Nouakchott

Mauritania trusts EllaLink for its new international submarine cable connection – Cape Verde Wire

DUBLIN and NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, July 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EllaLink, the owner of a high-capacity optic-fibre submarine cable directly connecting Europe and Latin America, and the Ministère de la Transformation Numérique et de la Modernisation de l’Administration (MTNMA) of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania have signed a contract for the construction, operation and maintenance […]Read Article

Nouakchott, Mauritania · Nouakchott

Water Company Connects New Silt Removal Facility to Aftout Coastal System Sahara Media

The National Water Company announced that the process of connecting the new silt removal facility to the Aftout Sahli system will begin today, Tuesday, which will require stopping water pumping from this system for a few hours. The company added in a statement that the water supply to the capital, Nouakchott, will continue through the main reservoir located at kilometer 17 south of the capital. The company expressed its regret for any temporary …Read Article

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Announces the Organization of the Forum of Mauritanian Communities in Nouakchott Next November.

A new agreement signed between Mauritania and Senegal rebuffs the mobility cards between the two countries. From now on, Mauritanian nationals wishing to settle in Senegal for a period of more than three months will have to obtain a residence card. Senegal has applied reciprocity to Mauritania regarding residence cards. Nouakchott has imposed on Senegalese citizens a residence card for stays of more than three months. This measure is the result …Nouakchott, Mauritania · Nouakchott See the Story

The Port of Nouakchott Is Witnessing the Distribution of Plots to His Porter in Honour of Their Efforts.

On Thursday evening, the Mauritanian authorities distributed 528 parcels of land to the port staff of the independent port of Nouakchott, in fulfilment of an earlier pledge by President Mohamed Ould Sheikh Al-Fazahani, in a move described as symbolic and material appreciation of their contribution to the national economy. The delivery ceremony was held within the port in the presence of the Minister of Fisheries and Marine Economy, Al-Hadr Ould …Infrastructure · Nouakchott See the Story

Electrical Contact Disrupts a Kidney Filtering Unit and Freaks Out at the Friendship Hospital, Medea Desert.

The Friendship Hospital Administration (one of the largest hospitals in the capital, Nouakchott), said that one of the dialysis machines in the Liquidation Department had suffered sudden disruption due to limited electrical contact, resulting in the smell of smoke burning and smoke spreading in the hall. The hospital's administration added that the incident caused temporary panic among patients, without recording any human injuries, or significa…Nouakchott, Mauritania · Nouakchott Read Article

Because of Safety Tools, Nouakchott Closes in Front of Passengers in the Midea Desert.

The passengers found the exits of Nouakchott locked in front of them, following a sudden decision by car drivers to take a firefighter, a first-aid kit and a dangerous triangle for road safety. Suddenly, the eastern crossing point in Nouakchott was strangled, owing to stringent procedures in the implementation of the search decision, which prevented every car without such tools from crossing, and the owners of cars had to return to the city to a…Nouakchott, Mauritania · Nouakchott Read Article

Regional Council of Nouakchott to Hold Its Third Session

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One Person Died and Three Others Were Injured in a Traffic Accident on the Nouakchott-Rosso Road. Sahara Media

One person died and three others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a traffic accident that occurred Friday morning at kilometer 45 on the road linking the capital, Nouakchott, and Rosso, the capital of Trarza state in southern Mauritania. According to a Sahara Media correspondent in Trarza, the accident was caused by a car carrying five members of the same family colliding with a car parked on the side of the road. He added that the accid…Nouakchott, Mauritania · Nouakchott See the Story

The Chief Minister Calls for Coordination Among Employers to Solve Private Sector Problems.

The conference room in the First Ministry of Nouakchott, this afternoon (Thursday), was attended by a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister; Mukhtar Ould Ajay, with the National Federation of Industry, in the presence of the President of the National Confederation of Mauritanian Employers;Nouakchott, Mauritania · Nouakchott Read Article

Mauritania’s new US friendship group fuels anger amid Gaza war

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In Mauritania, a newly launched parliamentary friendship group between Nouakchott and the United States has ignited outrage in the Northwest African nation, where opposition sees it as a betrayal of Palestine amid Washington's continued support for Israel's war on Gaza. The group, intended to bolster bilateral ties and foster the exchange of legislative expertise, was formally launched on 22 July in a ceremony attended by government officials an…Nouakchott, Mauritania · Nouakchott Read Article

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<A Look at Ticad> Trade over Aid to Africa - World Bank Senior Vice President Gill

Mauritania trusts EllaLink for its new international submarine cable connection – Cape Verde Wire

Water Company Connects New Silt Removal Facility to Aftout Coastal System Sahara Media

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Announces the Organization of the Forum of Mauritanian Communities in Nouakchott Next November.

The Port of Nouakchott Is Witnessing the Distribution of Plots to His Porter in Honour of Their Efforts.

Electrical Contact Disrupts a Kidney Filtering Unit and Freaks Out at the Friendship Hospital, Medea Desert.

Because of Safety Tools, Nouakchott Closes in Front of Passengers in the Midea Desert.

Regional Council of Nouakchott to Hold Its Third Session

One Person Died and Three Others Were Injured in a Traffic Accident on the Nouakchott-Rosso Road. Sahara Media

The Chief Minister Calls for Coordination Among Employers to Solve Private Sector Problems.

Mauritania’s new US friendship group fuels anger amid Gaza war

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Announces the Organization of the Forum of Mauritanian Communities in Nouakchott Next November.

The Port of Nouakchott Is Witnessing the Distribution of Plots to His Porter in Honour of Their Efforts.

Electrical Contact Disrupts a Kidney Filtering Unit and Freaks Out at the Friendship Hospital, Medea Desert.

Because of Safety Tools, Nouakchott Closes in Front of Passengers in the Midea Desert.

Regional Council of Nouakchott to Hold Its Third Session

One Person Died and Three Others Were Injured in a Traffic Accident on the Nouakchott-Rosso Road. Sahara Media

The Chief Minister Calls for Coordination Among Employers to Solve Private Sector Problems.

Mauritania’s new US friendship group fuels anger amid Gaza war