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Mauritania

With Serval, Taleb Ould Abdi Vall renews oil ambitions

The man who headed Mauritania's ministry of petroleum, energy and mines from 2010 to 2013, Taleb Ould Abdi Vall, has, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.05.2019

The ‘volatile' analyses of the Quai d'Orsay

Following the deaths on 10 May of two French soldiers [...]

Subscribers only Defence 15.05.2019

BNP to downsize regionally

BNP Paribas is planning to sell up in several west [...]

Subscribers only Business 15.05.2019

Nyota scouts for contracts through connected oil man Philip Rand

Founder of Simba Essel Energy, Hassan Hassan is calling on [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy 14.05.2019

Canberra puts mining security on the agenda

Insecurity in and around mining sites in West Africa is taking a toll on the development of key projects. Given [...]

Subscribers only Defence 07.05.2019

Cheikh Ould Baya, speaker of the house and mining big gun

Known for his influence over Mauritania's fisheries (WAN 745), the speaker of parliament, Cheikh Ould Baya, who took up his [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.05.2019

SNIM employees back demands with all-out strike

Mauritanian national mining firm, Societe nationale industrielle et miniere (SNIM), [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.05.2019

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Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies high in construction thanks to presidential aviation business

As business magnates Michel Tomi and Samuel Dossou see their business aviation companies go into nosedive, the aircraft operated by Burkina Faso's Mahamadou Bonkoungou are attracting bookings from presidencies throughout West Africa and will soon start flying from Central Africa as well.

Subscribers only Politics 06.05.2019

Liza Transport International's Falcon 7X in Ebomaf Force One video featuring Chocki.

Cheibany Ould Weddady follows Kinross' tracks to find gold

A new contender has joined the Mauritanian mining players' race for the country's prime deposits of gold, silver, copper and [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.04.2019

Nouakchott ready to let gold diggers move into army turf

The Mauritanian government has shown it is willing to let [...]

Subscribers only Defence 16.04.2019

Task force in the pipeline to reduce environmental impact of ASM mining

The Universities of Exeter in the United Kingdom and Queensland [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.04.2019

Mediation behind the scenes in Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Soumaila Cisse rift

No fewer than three west African presidents have been involved in resolving the political crisis that broke out in Mali last August.

Subscribers only Politics 10.04.2019

Angel Losada's security visit to Nouakchott

The special representative of the European Union (EU) for the [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 10.04.2019

Workers protest, Dave Hendriks' welcome present at Tasiast

Days into his role as the new managing director of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 02.04.2019

Bahaye Ould Ghadda clan steps mining activities up a notch

With commodity prices on the rise Mauritanian firm Wafa Mining & Petroleum (WMP) is ready to take on new acquisitions. [...]

Subscribers only Mining 19.03.2019

Tortue: takers lining up to pounce as Kosmos Energy plans to trim sails

The junior that discovered the giant deposit between Mauritania and Senegal would like to shed part of its shares to reduce its financial exposure.

Subscribers only Energy 12.03.2019

Ahmed Hertani makes inroads for Suricate in gold and battery metals

Ahmed Hertani is both focused on getting quartz production up and running in 2019 at the northern Mauritanian project owned [...]

Subscribers only Mining 05.03.2019

SNIM prepares its extreme make-over

Mauritania's national mining firm Societe nationale industrielle et miniere (SNIM) [...]

Subscribers only 05.03.2019

World Bank breaks out checkbook to build ECOWAS-scale grid

The World Bank is making progress on connecting the member [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.02.2019

Exclusive: the Masonic peace conference

From 14 to 17 February, dignitaries from Africa's major lodges [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.02.2019

Rome's renewed interest in military base

On a visit to Niger on 15 January, the Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte revived the project to set up [...]

Subscribers only Politics 30.01.2019

Sophie Talbot, a new plaintiff in the Vincent Bollore affair

Have acted as the administrator of Necotrans until the liquidation [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.01.2019

Banque centrale de Mauritanie retains services of Andrew Rudman Consulting

On 13 January, the Banque centrale de Mauritanie (BCM) run [...]

Subscribers only Business 30.01.2019

Funds from Beijing for G5 Sahel

The Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi took advantage of his first visit to Burkina Faso on 4 January to announce [...]

Subscribers only Politics 16.01.2019

Doha takes (military) lead over Riyadh

Until now rather reluctant to get involved in the military sphere in Africa, Qatar nevertheless donated twenty-four armoured vehicles to [...]

Subscribers only Politics 16.01.2019

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Mauritania

With Serval, Taleb Ould Abdi Vall renews oil ambitions

The ‘volatile' analyses of the Quai d'Orsay

BNP to downsize regionally

Nyota scouts for contracts through connected oil man Philip Rand

Canberra puts mining security on the agenda

Cheikh Ould Baya, speaker of the house and mining big gun

SNIM employees back demands with all-out strike

In Focus
Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies high in construction thanks to presidential aviation business

Cheibany Ould Weddady follows Kinross' tracks to find gold

Nouakchott ready to let gold diggers move into army turf

Task force in the pipeline to reduce environmental impact of ASM mining

Mediation behind the scenes in Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Soumaila Cisse rift

Angel Losada's security visit to Nouakchott

Workers protest, Dave Hendriks' welcome present at Tasiast

Bahaye Ould Ghadda clan steps mining activities up a notch

Tortue: takers lining up to pounce as Kosmos Energy plans to trim sails

Ahmed Hertani makes inroads for Suricate in gold and battery metals

SNIM prepares its extreme make-over

World Bank breaks out checkbook to build ECOWAS-scale grid

Exclusive: the Masonic peace conference

Rome's renewed interest in military base

Sophie Talbot, a new plaintiff in the Vincent Bollore affair

Banque centrale de Mauritanie retains services of Andrew Rudman Consulting

Funds from Beijing for G5 Sahel

Doha takes (military) lead over Riyadh

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Mauritania

With Serval, Taleb Ould Abdi Vall renews oil ambitions

The ‘volatile' analyses of the Quai d'Orsay

BNP to downsize regionally

Nyota scouts for contracts through connected oil man Philip Rand

Canberra puts mining security on the agenda

Cheikh Ould Baya, speaker of the house and mining big gun

SNIM employees back demands with all-out strike

In Focus Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies high in construction thanks to presidential aviation business

Cheibany Ould Weddady follows Kinross' tracks to find gold

Nouakchott ready to let gold diggers move into army turf

Task force in the pipeline to reduce environmental impact of ASM mining

Mediation behind the scenes in Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Soumaila Cisse rift

Angel Losada's security visit to Nouakchott

Workers protest, Dave Hendriks' welcome present at Tasiast

Bahaye Ould Ghadda clan steps mining activities up a notch

Tortue: takers lining up to pounce as Kosmos Energy plans to trim sails

Ahmed Hertani makes inroads for Suricate in gold and battery metals

SNIM prepares its extreme make-over

World Bank breaks out checkbook to build ECOWAS-scale grid

Exclusive: the Masonic peace conference

Rome's renewed interest in military base

Sophie Talbot, a new plaintiff in the Vincent Bollore affair

Banque centrale de Mauritanie retains services of Andrew Rudman Consulting

Funds from Beijing for G5 Sahel

Doha takes (military) lead over Riyadh

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Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies high in construction thanks to presidential aviation business