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Arise given notice to quit its offices in the port of Nouakchott

Port Autonome de Nouakchott (PAN) director Sid'Ahmed Ould Raiss has told the Franco-Singaporean joint venture Arise, which is currently building the port's new container terminal, that he has decided to terminate the lease on its premises at the port.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 18.05.2020

BNP gives up on idea of single buyer for its West African portfolio

After six months of trying to sell its branches in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea as a single West African portfolio, the French bank BNP Paribas is now looking at options to sell them in batches.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 14.05.2020

Spotlight
How MbS tried to bring Ghazouani and Israel closer together

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) meets with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.© Reuters

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.05.2020

WAPP sets up task force for Dorsale Nord project

The West African Power Pool (WAPP) cooperation working to provide a reliable power grid for the region hopes to soon be making headway on the Dorsale Nord interconnector project.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 13.05.2020

Covid-19: Paris works closely with NGOs to develop its health diplomacy

French President Emmanuel Macron and Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian in videoconference on the Covid-19 crisis on 4 May 2020.© GONZALO FUENTES/Reuters

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.05.2020

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Olam self-medicates marketing strategy to shore up its image

While marching on with its strategy to divest from African infrastructure projects and facing up to a feisty inquiry commission in Mauritania, the Olam group is actively engaging African countries faced with the Covid-19 pandemic to improve its reputation.

Subscribers only Business 28.04.2020

In Focus
Former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz faces a highly political investigation

Relations between Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and his predecessor Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz have become distinctly hostile since the end of 2019 and the battle between them is becoming increasingly indiscreet. The current "master" of Nouakchott can rely, moreover, on an army of lawmakers determined to settle their scores with Aziz.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.04.2020

Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is grappling with a parliamentary commission charged with investigating the management of several sectors during his presidency.

BCEAO could prove a hurdle for rapper Akon's African cryptocurrency

The "revolutionary" Akoin cryptocurrency that the American rapper Akon is hoping to launch on the continent seems to pay little heed to Africa's existing regulations on digital currencies and may fall foul of African central banks, not least BCEAO.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 27.04.2020

Rapper Akon presenting his Akoin cryptocurrency at the Lisbon WebSummit in November 2019.

G5 Sahel: virtual summit on April 28

The president of the European Council will discuss EU support for the regional body with the heads of its five member states via videoconference on April 28.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.04.2020

African bankers Thiam, Kaberuka, Onkojo-Iwelea reinvent themselves as debt reduction crusaders

In a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, a small group of financiers are lobbying intensely to get holders of African eurobonds to postpone their redemption dates for two years. The campaign is as advantageous for those waging it, however, as it is for its potential beneficiaries.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 16.04.2020

Arise caught in crosswinds over Nouakchott port project

Already the target of a parliamentary enquiry, Arise Mauritanie, the joint venture that is now building and is later supposed to operate Nouakchott's new container terminal, is also firmly in the sights of the head of the city's port complex.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Finance, Politics 16.04.2020

Total pays the price for ExxonMobil's signing bonus largesse

Arrangements made by the US major two years ago set a costly precedent for the French firm's acquisition of offshore blocks C15 and C31.

Subscribers only Energy 10.04.2020

Tullow Oil waves goodbye after nearly two decades of operations

Tullow Oil, present in Mauritania ever since it bought Australian [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.2020

Minister Abdel Vetah seeks outside advice for way out of oil storage conundrum

While all eyes are on BP and Kosmos Energy's future [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.2020

Boris Johnson seeks to drum up post-Brexit business in Africa

In search of trading partners after its withdrawal from the EU, the United Kingdom has been proposing free trade deals across west Africa and promoting British companies.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.03.2020

Olam anxious over inquiry into Nouakchott port

Having just signed off on its joint venture deal with Denmark's AP Moller Capital, Olam is having to face a parliamentary commission of inquiry in Mauritania.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 18.03.2020

Sidi Ould Baham Ould Mohamed Laghdaf posted to New York

On 11 March, the Mauritanian diplomat Sidi Ould Baham Ould [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.03.2020

France's Byblos vies for airport security contract

A new arrival in the African passenger screening market, the [...]

Subscribers only Business 18.03.2020

Grant Thornton and Mazars competing for Tortue tax advisor job with Mouhamadou Siby

The taskforce in charge of working out a tax and customs regime applicable to all sub-contractors of the giant field [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.03.2020

BP: Aziz man Ahmed Izid Bih will leave London for Rome

According to our sources, the Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani will replace the country ambassador to the UK, Isselkou Ould [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.03.2020

An indebted SNIM puts finishing touches on luxury hotel

As iron ore prices continue to stagnate, Mauritania's national mining [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.03.2020

Qatar Charity, the emirate's influence vehicle

The NGO Qatar Charity recently obtained accreditation to operate in Ivory Coast - the first stage of the emirate in its deployment across francophone Africa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.03.2020

British firm Westminster eyes passenger-screening market

The British firm Westminster Aviation Security Services (WASS), a subsidiary [...]

Subscribers only Business 04.03.2020

Tortue: Abdel Vetah mulling plan to train future oil execs ASAP

The ministry of petroleum led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Vetah will be working with the ministry of secondary education, technical and vocational training to tackle the lack of professional teaching staff in the oil and gas sector.

Subscribers only Energy 03.03.2020

Out with first come-first served rule on prospective sites

While, as a general rule, mining research and exploration permits in Mauritania are granted to the first one to put [...]

Subscribers only Mining 25.02.2020

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Arise given notice to quit its offices in the port of Nouakchott

BNP gives up on idea of single buyer for its West African portfolio

Spotlight
How MbS tried to bring Ghazouani and Israel closer together

WAPP sets up task force for Dorsale Nord project

Covid-19: Paris works closely with NGOs to develop its health diplomacy

Document
Olam self-medicates marketing strategy to shore up its image

In Focus
Former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz faces a highly political investigation

BCEAO could prove a hurdle for rapper Akon's African cryptocurrency

G5 Sahel: virtual summit on April 28

African bankers Thiam, Kaberuka, Onkojo-Iwelea reinvent themselves as debt reduction crusaders

Arise caught in crosswinds over Nouakchott port project

Total pays the price for ExxonMobil's signing bonus largesse

Tullow Oil waves goodbye after nearly two decades of operations

Minister Abdel Vetah seeks outside advice for way out of oil storage conundrum

Boris Johnson seeks to drum up post-Brexit business in Africa

Olam anxious over inquiry into Nouakchott port

Sidi Ould Baham Ould Mohamed Laghdaf posted to New York

France's Byblos vies for airport security contract

Grant Thornton and Mazars competing for Tortue tax advisor job with Mouhamadou Siby

BP: Aziz man Ahmed Izid Bih will leave London for Rome

An indebted SNIM puts finishing touches on luxury hotel

Qatar Charity, the emirate's influence vehicle

British firm Westminster eyes passenger-screening market

Tortue: Abdel Vetah mulling plan to train future oil execs ASAP

Out with first come-first served rule on prospective sites

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Mauritania

Arise given notice to quit its offices in the port of Nouakchott

BNP gives up on idea of single buyer for its West African portfolio

Spotlight How MbS tried to bring Ghazouani and Israel closer together

WAPP sets up task force for Dorsale Nord project

Covid-19: Paris works closely with NGOs to develop its health diplomacy

Document Olam self-medicates marketing strategy to shore up its image

In Focus Former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz faces a highly political investigation

BCEAO could prove a hurdle for rapper Akon's African cryptocurrency

G5 Sahel: virtual summit on April 28

African bankers Thiam, Kaberuka, Onkojo-Iwelea reinvent themselves as debt reduction crusaders

Arise caught in crosswinds over Nouakchott port project

Total pays the price for ExxonMobil's signing bonus largesse

Tullow Oil waves goodbye after nearly two decades of operations

Minister Abdel Vetah seeks outside advice for way out of oil storage conundrum

Boris Johnson seeks to drum up post-Brexit business in Africa

Olam anxious over inquiry into Nouakchott port

Sidi Ould Baham Ould Mohamed Laghdaf posted to New York

France's Byblos vies for airport security contract

Grant Thornton and Mazars competing for Tortue tax advisor job with Mouhamadou Siby

BP: Aziz man Ahmed Izid Bih will leave London for Rome

An indebted SNIM puts finishing touches on luxury hotel

Qatar Charity, the emirate's influence vehicle

British firm Westminster eyes passenger-screening market

Tortue: Abdel Vetah mulling plan to train future oil execs ASAP

Out with first come-first served rule on prospective sites

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Spotlight
How MbS tried to bring Ghazouani and Israel closer together

Document
Olam self-medicates marketing strategy to shore up its image

In Focus
Former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz faces a highly political investigation