Masdar opens new solar plant in MauritaniaAbu Dhabi-based green energy firm Masdar has announced the opening of a 15-megawatt solar power project in Mauritanian capital Nouakchott that aims to deliver about 10 per cent of the country's power capacity. Sheikh Zayed Sol More… |
Masdar opens new solar plant in MauritaniaAbu Dhabi-based green energy firm Masdar has announced the opening of a 15-megawatt solar power project in Mauritanian capital Nouakchott that aims to deliver about 10 per cent of the country's power capacity. Sheikh Zayed Sol More… |
Libya paid Mauritania $200m to extradite ex-spyLibya authorised payment of almost $200 million to Mauritania months after it extradited the Libyan ex-spy chief to face trial at home in defiance of an International Criminal Court warrant for his arrest, Libyan government documents show. More… |
Masdar to develop solar plant in MauritaniaAbu Dhabi government-owned green energy firm Masdar has announced plans to develop a 15-megawatt solar power project in Mauritanian capital Nouakchott that will deliver 10 per cent of the country's electricity capacity. The pr More… |
Mauritania president ‘out of danger’, still in chargePresident Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is "out of danger" and will remain at the helm of Mauritania while he recovers in France after being shot at a soldiers' checkpoint in what he said was an accident, the information minister said on More… |
Mauritania leader calls for calm after shootingMauritania's president appeared on television to call for calm on Sunday, hours after being shot by soldiers in what he said was an accident. Seen by the West as an ally against al Qaeda's increasing presence in the Sahara More… |
Mauritania president hurt in 'accidental shooting'Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was "lightly wounded" after a military patrol accidentally fired on his convoy, the government said. Abdel Aziz is undergoing treatment at More… |
Rotana plans 5-star hotel in MauritaniaRotana, a leading hospitality management company in the Middle East and Africa region, has signed a contract with Mauritanian firm Al Majmoua Almouritania pour l’Investissement (MMI) to manage its 5-star hotel in capital Nouakchott. More… |
Gaddafi spy chief arrested in MauritaniaMauritania arrested Muammar Gaddafi's ex-spy chief, Abdullah al-Senussi, after he arrived on an overnight flight, officials said on Saturday, triggering a three-way tussle for his extradition. Senussi, who for decades before the late dicta More… |
Mauritania arrests Gaddafi spy chiefMauritanian authorities arrested former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's chief of intelligence, Abdullah Al-Senussi, as he arrived at Nouakchott airport, Mauritania's official state news agency AMI said on Saturday. It said Senussi, who ha More… |








