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Mauritania Enters Ukraine’s Game For Influence In Africa
SouthFront
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August 27, 2025
File image. Mauritania has denied that it was allowing Ukraine to traffic equipment and fighters through its territories to neighboring Mali. Alexander Ivanov, head of the Commonwealth of Officers for International Security, was the first to shed...
Trump Wants To Talk Business With Africa In Hopes Of Countering China
The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint - California
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August 26, 2025
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The White House hosted an “African leaders” summit of sorts this week. But only five countries from the continent of more than 50 nations were welcome to join. US President Donald Trump hosted a working lunch in...
Morocco expands influence in the Sahel as Algeria faces setbacks, report says
Hespress
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August 27, 2025
Morocco is increasing its influence across the Sahel, while Algeria’s traditional foothold in the region is weakening, according to a new report from the Middle East Institute for Policy and Economy. The study points to recent political and...
Morocco potato exports rebound fivefold after easing of restrictions
Hespress
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August 27, 2025
Moroccan potato exports surged between July 2024 and May 2025, multiplying fivefold to 42,900 tonnes worth 14.9 million dollars, according to trade data. The figure is 5.7 times higher than the previous season and 50 percent above 2022/23 levels,...
Integral Moroccan map display during Morocco-Mauritania military meeting triggers separatists
Hespress
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August 22, 2025
Media outlets aligned with the Polisario Front have denounced the appearance of a full map of Morocco, including its southern provinces, during a recent meeting between a Moroccan military delegation and Mauritanian military officials in the...
Get Ahead of Property Tax and Business License Compliance
CFO Dive
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Chinese solution helps ease water shortage in Mauritanian capital
People's Daily Online
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(Xinhua) 10:39, August 22, 2025 An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2025 shows the Beni Nadji water pretreatment station in the Trarza region, Mauritania. The Beni Nadji pretreatment project, built by a subsidiary of Power Construction...
Feature: Chinese solution helps ease water shortage in Mauritanian capital
Xinhua News Agency
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NOUAKCHOTT, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Late into the night, Mauritanian Minister of Hydraulics and Sanitation Amal Mint Maouloud stood quietly on the operation platform of the Beni Nadji water pretreatment station in the southwestern Trarza region. In...
Lost In The Desert, Rediscovered Through Fashion In Burkina Faso
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) GENEVA, Switzerland, August 27, 2025/APO Group/ -- Salif Tiendrébéogo left Burkina Faso in search of a better life. He spent five years travelling through seven countries. In the end, he lost all his money,...
The Digital Shift: Redefining Insurance with Smarter Payments
Banking Dive
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DAZN acquires rights to US college football and basketball for Europe and MENA
Broadband TV News
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August 27, 2025
DAZN has acquired live rights to a wide range of U.S. college football and basketball content through a multi-year sublicensing agreement with ESPN. From the 2025 season, fans across selected territories in Europe and the MENA region will be able...
Saudi to develop iron mine in Mauritania
Zawya
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Saudi Arabia and Mauritania are working to launch a strategic iron mining partnership as part of efforts to expand economic cooperation and boost mutual investments, Mauritania’s ambassador to Riyadh has said. Moktar Ould Dahi told the Saudi daily...
From Senegal to The Gambia: Imam Bacchus reflects on Slave Trade atrocities
Caribbean Life - New York
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August 17, 2025
Imam Shaykh Safraz Bacchus, center engaged several African children during his 2024 trip to continue his humanitarian work, He distributed school supplies and food hampers. Photo courtesy of Imam Shaykh Safraz Bacchus Guyanese-born Imam Shaykh...
Mauritania nets EIB loan
International Railway Journal
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August 13, 2025
Freight operator SNIM to receive $US 125m funding towards $US 512m modernisation programme. THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a $US 125m loan towards state-owned iron ore mining company SNIM’s $US 512m rail modernisation programme....
Is Dubai’s short-term rental market hurting long-term property value?
Gulf Business
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August 17, 2025
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Mauritania faces drug market challenges amid efforts to restore public trust
Hespress
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August 9, 2025
Widespread concerns over counterfeit drugs, cross-border smuggling and limited compliance with medical prescriptions are fueling a crisis of confidence in Mauritania’s pharmaceutical sector, prompting some patients to seek medications through...
Saudi Arabia, Mauritania Partnership Aims to Produce 14 Mln Tons of Iron Annually
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 15, 2025
Mauritania and Saudi Arabia are working to launch a strategic iron mining partnership as part of efforts to expand economic cooperation and boost mutual investments, Mauritania’s ambassador to Riyadh said. Ambassador Moktar Ould Dahi told Asharq...
Mauritania to open new border crossing connecting Morocco’s Smara to Bir Moghrein
Hespress
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August 8, 2025
Mauritania is preparing to open a new international border crossing that will link the Moroccan city of Smara to the northern Mauritanian town of Bir Moghrein through the Amgala region, local media reported. According to Mauritanian news outlet...
African Development Bank Unveils Groundbreaking Mapping of Women Entrepreneurs’ Associations in Africa
Middle East News 247
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August 13, 2025
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has unveiled the findings of a first-of-its-kind study mapping women entrepreneurs’ associations across sixteen African countries, revealing significant capacity gaps that hinder their economic impact....
AfDB Unveils Groundbreaking Mapping of Women Entrepreneurs’ Associations in Africa
Fresh Angle
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The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has unveiled the findings of a first-of-its-kind study mapping women entrepreneurs’ associations across sixteen African countries, revealing significant capacity gaps that hinder their economic impact....