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Algeria Expands Economic Outreach to Libya and Mauritania Amid Push to Diversify Exports
Watan
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June 8, 2025
This direction is part of a broader government initiative to enhance foreign trade and revive economic ties with neighboring states amid regional instability and political tension, making cooperation with Libya and Mauritania vital for local...
AfDB and sustainability of Adesina’s push
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 5, 2025
Average GDP growth in Africa in 2024 is 3.9 per cent with inflation rate of 18.5 per cent in the average, creating higher cost of capital and lending rate. Even when Asian countries default in payment at 12.9 per cent rate and Africa at a paltry...
China backs Mauritania’s push for stronger food storage capacity
Food Business Africa Magazine
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June 3, 2025
MAURITANIA – Mauritania and China have signed a financing agreement to construct a large food storage warehouse in Nouakchott, as part of efforts to improve food security in the West African nation. The agreement was signed on May 28, 2025,...
Feature: Chinese desert control edge boosts Mauritanian green efforts
Xinhua News Agency
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by Xinhua writer Si Yuan NOUAKCHOTT, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Under the scorching sun, rows of drip irrigation lines lay neatly across a stretch of sandy fields in Bir El Barka, a village in Trarza region, western Mauritania. Tender green vegetable...
Interview: Cooperation with China helps build "Great Green Wall" of Africa: Mauritania environment minister
Xinhua News Agency
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NOUAKCHOTT, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Mauritanian Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Messouda Baham Mohamed Laghdaf has said that the China-Africa Green Technology Park is not just a bilateral project, calling it "a green revolution in...
AfDB Group: Mauritanian, Sidi Ould Tah, replaces Nigeria’s Adesina Aki...
The Guardian Post
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The election took place at the AfDB Group headquarters in Abidjan, Cote d`Ivoire, last week. The Ivorian Minister of Planning and Development, Niale Kaba, announced the results. He said voters comprised Finance and Economy Ministers or Central...
At this pro-Palestinian cafe, you can practice your Hebrew and imagine you’re in Mauritania By Lauren Hakimi 6 min read
Forward
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May 30, 2025
Barazakh’s blue theme is an homage to nomads of the Sahara who traditionally wore blue to stay cool in a hot climate. Photo by Lauren Hakimi By Lauren Hakimi May 30, 2025 It’s 9:30 on a Tuesday night and 20 young people are gathered around in this...
Plan for doctoral schools gets nod. Will they be realised?
University World News
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MAURITANIA Mauritania will establish four new doctoral schools in several universities and higher education institutions to strengthen scientific capacity for sustainable development, Yacoub Ould Amine, the country’s minister of higher education...
New AfDB President hails from Mauritania
ESI Africa
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May 30, 2025
Dr Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania has been elected the new President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) at the Bank’s Annual Meetings held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. He takes over from the beginning of September from outgoing president Dr...
“We spent nights on Google Earth”
Fresh Plaza
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June 27, 2025
Mauritius, the small island nation nestled in the Indian Ocean, may be best known as a tropical paradise, but beyond its picturesque beaches lies a complex and ever-evolving agricultural landscape. Companies like Agrex Ltd, specializing in the...
Morocco seeks contractors for LNG terminal and power station
MEED
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June 25, 2025
Register for MEED’s 14-day trial access Morocco’s Ministry of Energy Transition & Sustainable Development has issued an invitation for expressions of interest in a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure project. The project includes an...
“We have a gold and copper mine in France, no need to go to Mars” – Interview with Éric Marcoux
European Scientist
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June 25, 2025
In the context of renewed interest in mining in Europe and France, we interviewed Éric Marcoux, an esteemed geologist and recognized expert in mineral resources. He shares his analysis of France’s geological potential, the challenges of economic...
What next for the High Seas Treaty as entry into force nears?
Dialogo Chino
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June 24, 2025
In March 2023, the UN building in New York burst into wild applause. After nearly 20 years of negotiations, the High Seas Treaty had finally been adopted. The treaty, also known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction, or BBNJ, agreement,...
NNN wants stronger energy partnerships
New Era
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LUANDA – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah described energy as a powerful driver of economic growth and development. She said Namibia is prepared to take the lead in the global shift toward clean and sustainable energy. She was speaking at the...
Jim Broadbent and Deborah Meaden join other celebs to call for better water access for working animals
Your Horse
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June 25, 2025
Actor Jim Broadbent and Dragons Den star Deborah Meaden have joined other celebrities in signing an open letter addressed to world leaders that calls for access to water for working animals. The letter has also been signed by TV personality Gail...
Consumed by Terror: Africa’s ambitious Great Green Wall faces crucial threat (1)
Premium Times
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June 25, 2025
Qosim Suleiman, Abdullah Tijani, Amma Moussa & Gaston Sawadogo Five years ago, Aliyu Garba, 45, was summoned to his village head’s palace to receive some exciting news: He would now participate in a massive tree-planting project commissioned by...
Trump’s Global Gulag Search Expands to 53 Nations
The Intercept
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June 25, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Trump administration could resume deporting immigrants to countries other than their own without any chance to object on the grounds that they might be tortured. This may clear a legal path for the...
Brussels’ ‘foreign agents’ fight
EurActiv
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June 25, 2025
Welcome to the Capitals, your concise and comprehensive summary of European news from Eddy Wax and Nicoletta Ionta in Brussels. We welcome feedback and tips here. You can sign up here. In today’s edition: A divisive post-Qatargate lobbying...
Who Is Tahar Rahim Dating? Relationship Status & Updates
OtakuKart
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June 24, 2025
French actor Tahar Rahim has captured hearts worldwide with his compelling performances in films like “A Prophet” and “The Serpent,” but his most enduring role has been as a devoted husband to fellow actress Leïla Bekhti. Their love story, which...
In Depth: Project to Beat Back the Sahara Struggles to Take Root, Even With Chinese Expertise
Caixin
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Africa’s Sahel region, located south of the Sahara Desert and stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, is home to over 140 million people. Despite its significance, the region faces ongoing droughts, widespread hunger, and severe...