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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…

2024 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…

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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…

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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,…

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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
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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…

United Arab Emirates, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) leaders congratulate Presidents of Mauritania, Albania on Independence Day

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid and His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed have also dispatched similar messages to Mokhtar Ould Diay

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan; His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai; and His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, have sent congratulatory messages to…

African Energy Chamber

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    • African Energy Week (AEW) 2024: Petrosen Targets Final Investment Decision (FID) for Yakaar-Teranga in 2025, Seeks Third-Party Partner
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African Energy Week (AEW) 2024: Petrosen Targets Final Investment Decision (FID) for Yakaar-Teranga in 2025, Seeks Third-Party Partner

Speaking at an ‘Invest in MSGBC Energies’ session at AEW: Invest in African Energies 2024, Petrosen’s Thierno Ly announced plans to take FID for the Yakaar-Teranga project in 2025

The Yakaar-Teranga project – situated offshore Senegal – is expected to make a Final Investment Decision (FID) in 2025, with production starting between 2028 and 2029, said Petrosen Director General Thierno Ly.   Speaking at a Technip Energies-sponsored Invest in MSGBC Energies panel discussion at African Energy Week: Invest in African…

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    • Frank Kretschmer, General Manager of ExxonMobil Mozambique and Dave Campbell, Senior Vice President at bp, Mauritania and Senegal
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ExxonMobil, bp Showcase Major African Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Projects at African Energy Week (AEW) 2024

ExxonMobil is targeting FID for its Rovuma LNG project in Mozambique by early 2026, while bp approaches the startup phase of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG development in Senegal and Mauritania

Global energy majors ExxonMobil and bp affirmed their commitment to oil and gas investment in Africa, expressing interest in forging new partnerships to capitalize on rising energy demand during keynote addresses at the African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies conference. ExxonMobil is currently spearheading the Rovuma LNG project in…