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United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS)
Source: United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) |

Special Representative Simão praises Mauritania's key role in regional stability

The Special Representative reiterated the commitment of the United Nations and UNOWAS to support Mauritania in its progess towards sustainable development and the consolidation of democracy

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simão, today concluded a visit to Mauritania. This visit is part of UNOWAS' continued commitment to support efforts to consolidate peace, stability and development in the sub-region, especially…

African Energy Week (AEW)

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    • Local Content Development in Africa’s Energy Sector: African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 to Outline Challenges, Opportunities and Best Practices
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Source: African Energy Week (AEW) |

Local Content Development in Africa’s Energy Sector: African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 to Outline Challenges, Opportunities and Best Practices

A surge in local content policy development marks a turning point for local companies operating in the African energy sector

As Africa’s energy sector expands, the need for productive local content policies has become critical for local job creation and value retention. Such policies catalyze growth of nationally owned companies while creating revenue-generating opportunities for local service firms by strengthening their contribution to the industry. African Energy Week: Invest in…

African Energy Chamber

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    • African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 to Highlight MSGBC Gas Boom as Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Achieves First Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Production
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Source: African Energy Chamber |

African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 to Highlight MSGBC Gas Boom as Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Achieves First Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Production

The start of LNG production at the large-scale GTA project in Senegal and Mauritania signals a new era of energy security and resource monetization in West Africa

Representing a historic milestone for West African energy, American upstream oil company Kosmos Energy announced this week that the large-scale Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) conventional gas development has achieved first LNG production. Straddling the maritime border offshore Senegal and Mauritania, the GTA project is operated by energy supermajor bp, Kosmos…

Energy Capital & Power

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    • Mauritania, Senegal and Gabon Energy Ministers to Champion Investment Opportunities at Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2025
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Mauritania, Senegal and Gabon Energy Ministers to Champion Investment Opportunities at Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2025

Their participation highlights the importance of aligning government strategies with private sector investment to accelerate energy transitions, foster regional cooperation and unlock new opportunities

Ministers from Mauritania, Senegal and Gabon will showcase their nations’ energy growth strategies at the Invest in African Energy 2025 Forum in Paris, focusing on unlocking private capital for transformative energy projects across the continent. The Invest in African Energy (IAE) 2025 Forum in Paris will be a pivotal event…

2025 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition
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United States and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Sign Agreement to Enhance Power Sector Resilience and Climate Adaptation

This significant U.S. government investment will support the development of critical infrastructure, attract greater private sector investment, and create prosperity for the people of Mauritania

The United States welcomes the signing of a landmark $27 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Threshold Program agreement with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.  MCC and the Mauritanian government designed this program to build Mauritania’s capacity in inclusive power sector planning, grid operations, and electricity regulation.  The Threshold Program will provide debt-free grants to develop fundable environment resilience projects and to incorporate climate change and…

African Energy Chamber

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    • Senegal, Mauritania Achieve First Gas at Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA), Signaling New Era of Energy Security and West African Gas Production
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Senegal, Mauritania Achieve First Gas at Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA), Signaling New Era of Energy Security and West African Gas Production

Project developers Kosmos Energy and bp have officially opened the first well of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project offshore Senegal and Mauritania, representing a crucial first step towards the culmination of the project

Senegal and Mauritania have achieved a historic milestone with the start of operations at the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) development. Project developers bp and Kosmos Energy, alongside Senegal’s national oil company (NOC) Petrosen and Mauritania’s NOC Societe Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures (SMH), have officially opened the first well of the GTA…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • The African Development Bank's loan to SNIM will facilitate the acquisition of up to 36 locomotives and 1,743 wagons to transport iron production to the Nouadhibou ore port
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Mauritania: African Development Bank grants $150 million loan to Boost mining sector

The approval, granted on November 29, is part of SNIM’s $467 million logistics expansion program, which aims to double the transport capacity of its iron ore railway by 2030

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $150 million senior loan to Mauritanian state-owned iron ore firm Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM) to increase its logistics capacity and strengthen the country’s mining sector.  The approval, granted on November 29, is part of…

OPEC Fund

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The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) approves close to US$1 billion in new development financing

These projects will benefit countries across the globe and aim to bolster infrastructure, food security, renewable energy, economic resilience and governance in partner countries

The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) (www.OPECFund.org) has approved close to US$1 billion in new development financing over the last quarter of 2024, including during its 190th Governing Board meeting in Vienna today. These projects will benefit countries across the globe and aim to bolster infrastructure, food security,…

International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC)

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    • Regional Workshop Series on the African Continental Free Trade Agreement Organized by the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and Enhance Integrated Framework (EIF) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) for Key Economic Stakeholders
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Regional Workshop Series on the African Continental Free Trade Agreement Organized by the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and Enhance Integrated Framework (EIF) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) for Key Economic Stakeholders

Workshop Series Targeted Key Actors in the Public and Private Sectors in Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Togo

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) and governments of Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo, organized a series of workshops in the…

Kingdom of Morocco - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates
Source: Kingdom of Morocco - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates |

Morocco: His Majesty the King Congratulates Mauritania’s President on National Day

HM the King took this opportunity to recall the depth and solidity of the fraternal ties between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

HM King Mohammed VI sent a message of congratulations to the President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, on his country's National Day. In this message, the Sovereign expresses His warmest congratulations to Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani and His best wishes for further progress and…

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