AGP Executive Report
Last update: 13 minutes agoNew Government: President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani appointed a 29-member cabinet led by El Moctar Ould Djay, changing ministers responsible for finance, energy, economic affairs, defence and interior. Priorities include jobs, youth training and regional development. Power Reliability: After August fires at two Nouakchott substations caused days of outages, the president ordered the inquiry’s recommendations implemented, damaged facilities repaired and a development plan prepared for state utility Somelec. Skills and Investment: Morocco’s EMSI engineering school opened a Nouakchott campus focused on areas including AI and digitisation, aiming to build skills for local employers. Mauritania also signed a Shell exploration and production-sharing deal for the coastal basin’s C2 block, allowing expanded 3D seismic surveys. Business Links: The IMF approved $86.9 million in extended credit for Mauritania, while the country’s chamber of commerce signed an agreement with its Senegalese counterpart and logistics firm OBT announced an expansion into Mauritania.
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