Mauritania

Danish renewable energy developer GreenGo Energy Group unveiled plans for a huge green energy project in Mauritania involving 60 GW/190 TWh of solar and wind hybrid generation and 35 GW of electrolysis capacity

The official government spokesman stated that his country has no intention of establishing diplomatic relations with Israel, emphasising that "it does not fit into our political references"

Migrant protection project "Promis" was presented by the Commissioner for Human Rights, Humanitarian Action and Civil Society Relations, covering the period from September 2023 to August 2025

The Mauritanian General Prosecutor's Office has requested a 20-year prison sentence against former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who is on trial at the criminal court specialising in corruption cases, in what is called 'trial of the decade'

Several relief, assistance and development projects in Nouakchott were recently inaugurated by Secretary General of the World Muslim League and head of the Saudi Association of Muslim Scholars

Significant progress has been made in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals and ensuring the development of a resilient economy, President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani told the UN

UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in its findings on Mauritania, said it was concerned about the stigma, multiple forms of discrimination, and inhumane treatment that children with disabilities continue to face

The United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances will hold its next session from September 11-29, during which it will examine Mauritania, as well as Mexico, the Netherlands, and Nigeria

From March to June 2023, over 8.000 Mauritanians crossed the US border through Mexico seeking asylum, while others are migrating to the USA through a point of entry in Nicaragua, enabled by the country's immigration policy

A medical convoy to treat eye diseases in Mauritania has been set by the Qatar Red Crescent Society, in collaboration with the Islamic Development Bank and the National Blindness Control Program of Mauritania's Ministry of Health

Authorities have recently charged a high school student with blasphemy; if found guilty, she could be sentenced to death without the possibility of appeal after a clause to escape death if she shows remorse was removed

To develop livestock farming, the country's second source of livelihood Mauritania will receive $767.000 from the African Development Fund, the concessional financing window of the African Development Bank Group