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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....
Hunting, pollution and tourism in EU threatening some seal species into extinction
The Journal
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August 15, 2025
FROM THE STORMY North Sea in Belgium, to the sun-warmed sea caves of the Greek islands, Europe’s seals are facing a growing crisis. Once driven to near extinction, species such as the grey seal, harbour seal and Mediterranean monk seal are meant...
How Xi's green vision sparks hope for a sustainable world
Beijing Review
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A herder checks the operation of a center-pivot irrigation system in an alfalfa field at the Livestock Demonstration Center in Idini village, Mauritania, on July 18 (XINHUA) On the edge of the Sahara Desert, Amadou Diarra grew up watching the wind...
Xiconomics: How Xi's green vision sparks hope for a sustainable world
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- On the edge of the Sahara Desert, Amadou Diarra grew up watching the wind carry sand across the thin, tired grass. Villagers in his hometown in Mauritania moved with their herds, chasing pasture that grew scarcer each...
Spain’s octopus industry faces collapse amid overfishing, climate shifts and global demand
Euronews
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August 13, 2025
At a humming factory in the Spanish town of O Carballino, workers sling dozens of limp octopuses into a metal cauldron, wincing as strings of slime splatter their aprons. Nearby, others slice tentacles and pack them into vacuum-sealed bags...
After Morocco, Société Générale Exits Mauritania in African Retreat
Morocco World News
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August 11, 2025
Marrakech – A consortium of investors, including Enko Capital and Oronte, announced Monday the finalization of their acquisition of Société Générale’s Mauritanian retail banking subsidiary. This marks the French bank’s latest withdrawal from the...
WADPN Calls On ECOWAS, National Governments To Protect Marginalized People
News Ghana
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August 18, 2025
The West Africa Drug Policy Network (WADPN) and its partners have called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and national governments, particularly in Ghana, Nigeria, and Burkina Faso, to take decisive steps towards...
Where to watch Central African Republic vs. Mauritania today
Syracuse.com - New York
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August 9, 2025
Central African Republic will face Mauritania Saturday at 10 a.m. ET. Both look for their first win, which would increase their chances of making it to the African Nations Championships quarterfinals. How to watch: Fans in the USA can watch the...
Protests Erupt as Water Shortage Grips Mauritania
The North Africa Journal
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Opposition lawmakers in Mauritania staged a sit-in at the Ministry of Water to protest a two-week-long water shortage in the capital. The demonstration, which included a demand for the immediate resignation of the Water Minister, comes amid...
What has become of Mauritania's fishermen fifteen years after the authorities signed an agreement with China?
Global Voices
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August 4, 2025
Women wading out with baskets to meet a fishing boat in the shallows, to buy the fresh fish at Port de Pêche, or Fishermen's Beach, in Nouakchott, the capital city of Mauritania. Image from Wikipedia Attribution 2.0 Generic This article was...
Historic pan-African road trip kicks off in Accra today to promote visa-free Africa by 2030
MyJoyOnline
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August 18, 2025
The Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign has embarked on a historic 40,000-kilometre road journey across 39 African countries, starting from Accra on Monday, August 18, 2025. This groundbreaking initiative spans 163 days with the core objective...
Aura Energy: Tiris on course to be Mauritania’s first uranium mine
Mining Review
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July 31, 2025
Aura Energy is targeting 2027 for first production from its Tiris uranium project in Mauritania. Aura’s CEO, ANDREW GROVE, tells ARTHUR TASSELL that the company is making excellent progress on multiple fronts as it works towards making a Final...
Jinko ESS Powers TIJIRIT Factory in Mauritania to Achieve 100% Clean Energy Transition
ESS News
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July 31, 2025
Jinko ESS, a global leading energy storage company, today announced a strategic partnership with Mauritania’s renowned bottled water brand TIJIRIT to deploy an integrated industrial and commercial solar-plus-storage system at its factory. The...
Turkmenistan, Mauritania Discuss Expansion Of Transport And Logistics Co-Op
MENAFN
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July 31, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, July 31. Turkmenistan and Mauritania have expressed interest in strengthening transport and logistics ties, Trend reports, citing the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN Office at Geneva....
Mauritania-China relations at their best in history: gov't adviser
Xinhua News Agency
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NOUAKCHOTT, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Relations between Mauritania and China have steadily developed since diplomatic ties were established on July 19, 1965, and are now at their best point in history, Yarbane Kharrachi, an adviser to the minister of...
Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign launches from Accra, championing a visa-free Africa by 2030
The Herald Ghana
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August 18, 2025
The Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign will embark on a historic 40,000-kilometer road journey across 39 African countries, starting from Accra from today, August 18, 2025. This groundbreaking initiative is a 163-day road journey across Africa...
Record-breaking Green Climate Fund Board meeting approves USD 1.225 billion for new projects, reforms accreditation model and invites bids to host regional presence
Ethical Marketing News
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July 30, 2025
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board recently approved a record volume of climate finance for developing countries, green-lighting 17 new projects for climate action around the world. The USD 1.225 billion total is the largest amount approved at a...
Luminous Success Story Inaugurated in Mauritania
The Good Men Project - California
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July 30, 2025
— We often associate successful stories with developed and advanced countries or big tech hubs in Europe or Asia, or technological industries like Silicon Valley in the US. But surprisingly powerful innovations sometimes originate in unexpected...
Green Climate Fund, UNEP allocate US$120m for adaptation projects
Business and Financial Times
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July 28, 2025
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over US$120million of new funding to strengthen climate resilience in Ghana, the Maldives and Mauritania. The allocation was approved at the request of these three countries and...
Ghana Secures US$70 Million for Northern Climate Resilience
News Ghana
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July 28, 2025
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $120 million for climate adaptation projects in Ghana, Maldives, and Mauritania, with Ghana receiving $70 million to bolster resilience in its northern regions. Developed by the UN Environment Programme...