by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 18, 2025 | Economic, Mauritania, Political, Social
Mauritania: Protests Highlight Water Shortages in Western Mining Region Summary: On 15 October 2025, The North Africa Journal reported that residents of Chami, a mining hub in western Mauritania, staged demonstrations to protest severe and prolonged water shortages. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 10, 2025 | Economic, Mauritania, Political, Social
Mauritania: Seeking Improved Relations, Security Cooperation with Mali Summary: On 8 October 2025, Mali’s transitional president, Assimi Goïta received Mauritanian foreign minister, Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug in Bamako as a step to ease recent migratory and commercial...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 5, 2025 | Economic, Mauritania, Political, Social
Mauritania: Minister Reviews Plans for Emerging Space Program Summary: On 29 September 2025, Mauritania’s Minister of Digital Transformation, Ahmed Salem Ould Abode, held a high-level meeting to review plans for a national space program centered on nanosatellites. The...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 28, 2025 | Economic, Mauritania, Political, Social
Mauritania: $300 Million Deal to Develop Green Energy Production, Storage Site Summary: On 12 September 2025, Mauritania signed a $300 million agreement with renewable energy developer Ewa Green Energy to construct a 220-megawatt (MW) hybrid power plant near...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 20, 2025 | Economic, Mauritania, Political, Social
Mauritania: Jihadists in Mali Disrupting Cross-Border Trade Summary: As of mid-September 2025, jihadist groups operating in Mali were actively disrupting cross-border trade routes with Senegal and Mauritania, causing increasingly serious disruptions to economic...
