Mauritania Joins the LNG Club: The Geoeconomics of West African Energy

Mauritania has just crossed a threshold that could redefine its place in the global energy order. With first gas from the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project flowing on 2 January 2025, a frontier state has moved into the ranks of energy producers...

Mauritania vs Togo Prediction and Betting Tips | September 5th 2025

Mauritania will welcome Togo to Nouadhibou Municipal Stadium in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Friday. Both teams are in search of their first win since the qualifiers began almost two years ago. Mauritania vs Togo Preview Mauritania were...

Mauritania's Tah takes over as Africa's 'super banker'

Mauritania's former economy minister Sidi Ould Tah took office Monday as head of the African Development Bank, vowing to build a "robust and prosperous" continent despite US aid cuts. The AfDB is one of the world's largest multilateral development...

Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah takes over as African Development Bank head

ABIDJAN: Mauritania’s former economy minister Sidi Ould Tah assumed leadership of the African Development Bank on Monday, pledging to foster a robust and prosperous continent amid significant financial headwinds. His inauguration comes during a...

Mauritania's Sidi Ould Tah takes over at a tricky time for one of the world's largest multilateral development banks

Barron, WI (54812) Today Clear skies during the evening giving way to clouds and a few showers after midnight. Low 54F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 30%.. Tonight Clear skies during the evening giving way to clouds and a few showers...

BABY SCORPIONS’ OPPONENTS IN CAF QUALIFIERS REVEALED

- Advertisement - The Gambia has been drawn in Group A of the WAFU Zone A U-17 qualifying tournament, which serves as the Caf U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. The draw was conducted in Bamako, Mali yesterday. The Baby Scorpions will play against hosts...

Commerce Minister Proposes Joint Fair with Algeria, Libya, and Mauritania

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Samir Abid, the Minister of Commerce and Export Development, proposed the creation of a trade fair showcasing products from Tunisia, Algeria, Mauritania, and Libya during his visit to Algeria, with the goal of...

A look inside the long journey for those seeking asylum in the US

Abdou Taleb Ali recently learned his asylum hearing may still be a year or two away in 2027 or 2028. He's been in the United States for more than 18 months, crossing the border illegally after fleeing his home in the African country of Mauritania,...

Highlights and goals: Mauritania 2-0 Togo in Qualifiers World Cup 2026

Minute 55' Togo had it! The visitors reacted quickly to the Mauritanian attack and from half distance Laba shot directly into the goal but the Mauritanian goalkeeper responded very well and avoided the equalizer for the visitors. Minute 53'...

Mauritania's coast guard says 49 died when boat carrying migrants capsized this week

Fishermen are seen at sea in Nouadibou, Mauritania, on Jan 7. (AP) NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, Aug 30, (AP): At least 49 people died and nearly 100 are still missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized this week, the Mauritanian coast guard said...

Mauritania rejects Human Rights Watch report on migration measures

NOUAKCHOTT, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Mauritania's Ministry of the Interior and Decentralization on Friday rejected a recent Human Rights Watch report on national measures concerning irregular migrants, saying that it lacks objectivity and credibility...

Mauritania’s Tah, Succeeds Akinwumi Adesina As 9th President Of ADB

1 The African Develop­ment Bank Group and the government of Cote d’Ivoire will hold a swear­ing-in ceremony for incoming President, Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, on Monday, September 1, 2025, at the Sofitel Abidjan Hôtel Ivoire in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire....

Mauritania's coast guard says at least 49 died when a boat carrying migrants capsized this week

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — (AP) — At least 49 people died and nearly 100 are still missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized this week, the Mauritanian coast guard said Friday. Authorities said the boat came from Gambia and capsized Tuesday...

Mauritania’s coast guard says at least 49 died when a boat carrying migrants capsized this week

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — At least 49 people died and nearly 100 are still missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized this week, the Mauritanian coast guard said Friday. Authorities said the boat came from Gambia and capsized Tuesday...

Mauritania to launch major military operation to secure northern borders

The Mauritanian army is preparing a large-scale military operation in the coming weeks to secure the country’s northern borders, according to informed Hespress AR Mauritanian sources. The operation aims to monitor movements in the vast, sparsely...

Mauritania’s coast guard says at least 49 die when boat carrying migrants capsized this week           

At least 49 people have died when a boat carrying migrants capsized this week, the Mauritanian coast guard said on Friday. Authorities said the boat came from Gambia and capsized on Tuesday morning off the coast of Mheijrat. “The boat left Gambia...

Mauritania’s coast guard says at least 49 died when a boat carrying migrants capsized this week

Mauritania accused of migrant rights abuse in new report

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday reported that Mauritanian security forces committed serious human rights violations between 2020 and early 2025 against west and central African migrants and asylum seekers. The 142-page report, titled “They...

Mauritania shuts down Anbaa Info news site

Mauritanian authorities have revoked the license of the independent news website Anbaa Info and ordered its closure, including its social media pages, in a move that has stirred debate over press freedom in the country. According to site director...

Mauritania Enters Ukraine’s Game For Influence In Africa

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...