by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 29, 2025 | Diplomacy, Economic, Mauritania
Mauritania: Agreement Expands Power Plant Collaboration with Finnish Firm Summary: On 27 November 2025, Wärtsilä, a Finnish energy technology company, signed an expanded Guaranteed Asset Performance (GAP) agreement with Société Mauritanienne d’Électricité (SOMELEC)...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 15, 2025 | Diplomacy, Economic, Mauritania
Mauritania: Jihadist Blockades in Mali Intensify Refugee Crisis Summary: On 13 October 2025, multiple media outlets reported that the Malian town of Léré, near Timbuktu, had been placed under a strict blockade by Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 9, 2025 | Diplomacy, Economic, Mauritania
Mauritania: Green Energy Projects Discussed with France, Italy Summary: On 1 November 2025, Mauritania signed a €39 million financing agreement with France to hybridize ten power plants in interior regions. The financing agreement was signed by Abdallahi Ould...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 24, 2025 | Economic, Mauritania, Political, Social
Mauritania: Police Lab Corruption Allegations Highlight Persistent Risks Summary: On 21 October 2025, multiple sources reported news of a corruption scandal involving the contract for a forensic police laboratory, awarded to the UK-based company Genomed, with Turkey’s...
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. ...
