Mauritania: Mauritania - African Development Bank and Government Hold Workshop to Strengthen Procurement Capacity and Accelerate Project Delivery

The African Development Bank Group and the Government of Mauritania have concluded a three-day technical workshop in Nouakchott organised to strengthen procurement capacity and… Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania Advances Green Hydrogen Ambitions With AfDB-Supported Auction Framework

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is supporting Mauritania in accelerating its transition to sustainable energy through the Africa Energy Transition Catalyst and the Africa… Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania - Finance On Track for the Modern Age

The gesture could hardly be simpler. A phone unlocked, a QR code scanned, a payment made. This is no gimmick at a supermarket on the outskirts of Nouakchott. It is a significant… Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania - African Development Bank Group and Investment Promotion Agency Strengthen Partnership to Mobilize More Financing for the Private Sector

The African Development Bank Group is stepping up its support to Mauritania's private sector. Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania - Water Brings Dignity, Hope and Community Resilience to Ndiorol

In Ndiorol, in the Brakna region of Mauritania, Aminettou Bouchoueim recalls a time when she had to make daily trips to and from a well. Read more »

Mauritania: In Mauritania, SNIM--A Flagship of Growth--Steps Up Its Expansion

A ship carrying ore moves like a behemoth toward Cap Blanc in Northern Mauritania. On this November morning, the sky is clear and the ocean perfectly calm. On the ship's bridge,… Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania - African Development Bank Completes Midterm Review of Its 2023-2028 Country Strategy to Advance Economic Transformation and Job Creation

The African Development Bank Group has completed the midterm review of its 2023-2028 Country Strategy for Mauritania, assessing progress achieved to date and identifying lessons to… Read more »

Mauritania: African Development Bank Delegation Strengthens Partnership With Mauritania

A delegation from the African Development Bank Group, composed of senior advisers and advisers to the Executive Directors representing several regional and non-regional member… Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania Signs $300 Million IPP Deal for Hybrid Solar-Wind Plant Under Desert to Power Initiative

Mauritania has signed its first independent power producer contract, a $300 million agreement with Iwa Green Energy to develop a 60-megawatt hybrid solar-wind power plant. Read more »

Mauritania: African Development Bank Approves $500,000 Emergency Grant for Malian Refugees in Mauritania

The African Development Bank's Board of Directors has approved a $500,000 emergency humanitarian grant to Mauritania to support Malian refugees and their host communities in the… Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania - African Development Bank Approves €25.5 Million Trade Finance Facility for Générale De Banque De Mauritanie to Support SMEs and Women Entrepreneurs

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a €25.5 million trade finance facility for the Générale de Banque de Mauritanie (GBM)… Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania - African Development Bank Scales Up Support for Resilience, Women's Empowerment, and Climate Action Through Three New Financing Agreements

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the African Development Bank have signed three new financing agreements totaling nearly $30 million to boost climate resilience, improve… Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania - African Development Bank Supports Rural Climate Resilience With New Sustainable Water Access Project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved financing of over $18 million for Mauritania to launch the "3R-Water" project, which aims to improve… Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania - African Development Bank Grants $150 Million Loan to Boost Mining Sector

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $150 million senior loan to Mauritanian state-owned iron ore firm Société Nationale… Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania - African Development Bank Helps Partners Build Social and Environmental Safeguard Capacities

The African Development Bank ran a capacity-building workshop for its stakeholders in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania from November 4-8, on environmental and social safeguard… Read more »

Mauritania: Dig Deep to Aim High - How to Use Mining to Unlock Mauritania's Potential

These are exciting times in Mauritania. This nation connecting West and North Africa is transforming its economy through mining, green hydrogen, and natural gas. During the… Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania - the African Development Bank Grants $17 Million to Strengthen Resilience of Female Market Gardeners, Add Value to Agricultural Production and Increase Incomes of Rural Women

The African Development Bank (ADB) Group Board of Directors has approved a grant of $17 million to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to implement the Project for Promotion of… Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania - Over $289 Million in Financing to Develop Solar Power Generation and Transmission and Accelerate Energy Transition

Mauritania's Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Abdessalam Mohamed Saleh, and the African Development Bank's Deputy Managing Director for North Africa, Malinne… Read more »

Mali: Desert to Power Initiative - African Development Fund Approves Nearly $303 Million for Mauritania-Mali Electricity Interconnection Project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a $302.9 million loan co-financing for a… Read more »

Mauritania: African Development Bank Approves Desert to Power Rimdir Mini Grid Electrification Project in Mauritania

The African Development Bank Group on 2 November 2023, approved a contribution of EUR 14.42 million towards the RIMDIR Mini Grid Electrification Project in Mauritania as part of… Read more »

Africa: Mauritania - African Development Bank to Provide $767,000 to Boost Livestock Farming, the Second-Largest Source of Livelihood

From left to right: African Development Bank Group's Deputy Director General for North Africa Malinne Blomberg and Mauritanian Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development… Read more »

Mali: Development Partners Express Support for $900 Million Mauritania-Mali Power Line

Development partners have committed to mobilize funding for a $900 million multinational power transmission line between Mauritania and Mali, connecting 620,000 people to… Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritanian Waste Collection Company Transforms Into a Profitable Venture From Nothing

Growing up in a humble neighborhood outside Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, Lehbib Mohamed El Kory was like many youth in town wasn't expecting much from life. But he… Read more »

Africa: Mauritania - African Development Bank and BCI Group Sign U.S.$ 485,000 Afawa Technical Assistance Agreement to Promote Financial Inclusion of African Women's Enterprises

The African Development Bank and the Bank for Trade and Industry (BCI) of Mauritania have signed a $485,000 technical assistance agreement for the Affirmative Finance Action for… Read more »

Africa: Desert to Power - Ministers Meeting in Nouakchott Commit to Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships

The third ministerial meeting of the 5 Sahel countries of the Desert to Power initiative has taken place under the theme "Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships in the… Read more »