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Setting the Record Straight: Response to The Economist
The Economist’s recent article, “Morocco is practising a strange sort of colonialism,” misrepresents Morocco’s presence in the Sahara region by reducing a complex political and developmental reality to a tired trope. By invoking the tired...
Owner: Samir & Adnane Bennis
Mauritania, Niger sign major solar financing deals
Mauritania has signed its first independent power producer contract, covering a 60 MW solar-wind hybrid project. Niger has entered into a financing agreement with the African Development Bank that plans to develop 240 MW of solar power by the end...
Owner: Keppler-Gouras Eckhart
Business News | President of the Gambia, H.E. Mr. ADAMA BARROW to Inaugurate the 12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025, Being Held in the Gambia
BusinessWire India Banjul [The Gambia] / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 8: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, will conduct the 12th Edition of their annual conference, "Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary", in...
Owner: Aditya Pittie
Mauritania set to host its first Moroccan branch campus
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University World News
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MOROCCO-MAURITANIA The Moroccan School of Engineering Sciences (L’École Marocaine des Sciences de l’Ingénieur – EMSI) is to open a branch in the capital of Mauritania, Nouakchott, marking a milestone in Mauritania-Morocco bilateral academic...
Owner: Smuts Beyers
Nuns in Mauritania step in as migrant mothers die during childbirth
Clothes distribution to the less fortunate at the Welcome Centre in Nouakchott. (Photo: Aid to the Church in Need) Catholic nuns in Mauritania are working on the frontlines of a growing humanitarian crisis, caring for newborn babies left behind...
Owner: Christian Media Corporation
Mauritania seeks consultants to support mini-grid development
A project developing green mini-grids to increase electricity access in rural Mauritania is searching for a consulting firm to support its implementation. The deadline for applications is October 17. October 7, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Aboodi...
Owner: Keppler-Gouras Eckhart
'I investigated the salmon industry - it's an ecological crime against humanity'
Maxime Carsel is an investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker who has written a book, published this week, about the industry. Titled Un poison commé saumon (A Poison Called Salmon, the title being a play on 'poisson', the French word for...
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Qatar Charity launches development projects in Mauritania
Qatar Charity (QC), with the generous support of benefactors in Qatar, has launched a series of wide-ranging development projects in Mauritania, in collaboration with the Ministry Delegate to the Minister of Interior, Promotion of...
Owner: Qatari Government
States’ Commercial Vehicle Dragnets Snag ELP, CDL Violations
October 7, 2025 12:00 PM, EDT [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Three states recently ramped up enforcement of federal English-language proficiency rules and roadside checks of immigration status in response to...
Owner: Chris Spear
Algeria Clings to Outdated Western Sahara Narrative Amid International Support for Morocco
Rabat — Algeria stubbornly clings to its outdated and isolated narrative on Western Sahara amid global support for Morocco’s cause. Earlier this week, Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune reaffirmed his country’s traditional stance, stating...
Owner: Samir & Adnane Bennis
Mauritania signs $300 million Independent Power Producer deal for hybrid solar-wind plant under Desert to Power initiative
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Fresh Angle
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Mauritania has signed its first independent power producer contract, a $300 million agreement with Iwa Green Energy to develop a 60-megawatt hybrid solar-wind power plant. The project marks a milestone in the country’s drive to expand electricity...
Owner: Asare Michael Segun & Metsese Anthony Ebule
Weeks after Illegal Alien Trucker Kills 3 in Fla., Oklahoma Nabs 125 with Commercial Licenses
Corruption Chronicles | October 06, 2025 Weeks after a criminal illegal alien with a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) killed three people while recklessly driving a big rig on a Florida highway, officials in Oklahoma have apprehended over 125...
Owner: Judicial Watch Inc (Non-profit)
Terrorist roadblocks strangle the economies of Mali and its neighbours
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Institute for Security Studies
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Terrorist roadblocks strangle the economies of Mali and its neighbours JNIM’s blockades have become a strategic weapon that threatens regional commerce and the Malian army, and harms civilians. Published on 06 October 2025 in ISS Today By Hassane...
Owner: Institute for Security Studies (Non-profit)
Mauritania has significant agricultural potential
The Islamic Republic of Mauritania currently offers an exceptionally favourable environment for investment, backed by recognised political stability, controlled inflation and sustained economic growth. In this favourable environment, the...
Owner: Javier Fernandez Arribas
Nuns care for migrant babies orphaned in Mauritania
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Premier Christianity News
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A Catholic charity says pregnant migrant women in Mauritania are dying during childbirth and that without care from religious Sisters, their babies would also die. Sister Marie-Ange Ndayishimiye, who leads the Welcome Office at St Joseph’s parish...
Owner: Premier Christian Media Trust (Non-profit)
Mauritania bulids E-Gov service with Ukrainian support
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The Odessa Journal
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Main image: Kitsoft team with workshop participants in Mauritania In a powerful example of international cooperation, the Ukrainian GovTech company Kitsoft, in partnership with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the government of...
Owner: Ugo Poletti
Mauritanian First Lady Leads Validation Of WiM-Africa Action Plan 2025–2030
1 …Says Women’s Participation In Mining A Developmental Necessity ABUJA – The First Lady of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Dr. Mariene Mint Dah, has declared that empowering women in Africa’s mining sector is not optional, but a...
Owner: James Ibori
Bright Side Stories: Youth from 40 Countries Join Financial Security Olympiad in Russia
The final stage of the International Olympiad on Financial Security opened at Siberian Federal University in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, with 600 students from 40 countries, including BRICS, CIS, SCO, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Moscow...
Owner: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Youth from 40 countries gather in Krasnoyarsk for Financial Security Olympiad
Moscow [Russia], October 2 (ANI): The final stage of the International Olympiad on Financial Security has officially opened at the Siberian Federal University, welcoming around 600 schoolchildren and students from 40 countries, including CIS,...
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World News | Youth from 40 Countries Gather in Krasnoyarsk for Financial Security Olympiad
Moscow [Russia], October 2 (ANI): The final stage of the International Olympiad on Financial Security has officially opened at the Siberian Federal University, welcoming around 600 schoolchildren and students from 40 countries, including CIS,...
Owner: Aditya Pittie