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Sports minister attends General Assembly meeting of Arab Football Association
Minister of Sports and Youth HE Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al-Thani, also the President of the Gulf Football Association participated in the General Assembly meeting of the Arab Football Association (AFA) in Riyadh Monday under the...
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Morocco Ranks 107th Globally, 19th in Africa in Democracy Index
Morocco has ranked 107th worldwide out of 173 countries in a worldwide democracy index according to the “Global State of Democracy 2025” report. Released by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), the report...
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Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan Already In World Cup
(MENAFN- Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)) São Paulo – The 2026 World Cup, which will be held in Mexico, the United States, and Canada, already has three Arab national teams qualified-Tunisia, Morocco, and Jordan, which will make its World Cup...
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Mauritanian president arrives in Doha
DOHA: President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania HE Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has arrived in Doha to participate in the emergency Arab-Islamic summit scheduled to be held in Doha. The president and the accompanying delegation were...
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Cabinet commends outcomes of Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit
QNA Doha The Cabinet, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan bin Ali Al Thani on Wednesday, commended the positive outcomes and historic stances of the Arab-Islamic...
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President of Mauritania arrives in Doha
Doha, Qatar: President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania HE Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani arrived on Sunday in Doha, to participate in the Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit to be held in Doha. His Excellency and the accompanying delegation were...
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Critical minerals could supercharge Africa's future
From vibrating smartphones to satellites, critical minerals are embedded in the technologies that people around the world use every day. As governments look for ways to slow climate change, demand is further rising for critical minerals, which are...
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Afreximbank, MDGIF Sign $500m Gas Deal As Fitch Tips Africa’s LNG Exports To Soar 174%
Nigeria’s quest to expand its gas infrastructure and position gas as a central driver of economic growth received a major boost on Sunday, as the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund...
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Source: Dr. Gidado Abdulkarim Salimon In 1973, Zaire’s strongman, General Mobutu Sese Seko, visited Mauritania for three days. He noticed that his host, President Moktar Ould Daddah, wore the same modest suit throughout the visit. Thinking the...
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UN envoy De Mistura begins regional tour ahead of critical Security Council session on Sahara
United Nations envoy Staffan de Mistura has launched a new regional tour covering Algeria, Morocco, the Tindouf camps and Mauritania, ahead of his October briefing to the Security Council on the Western Sahara conflict. According to diplomatic...
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Nigeria, Sahel countries seek $6 billion for irrigation development
Nigeria, along with ten other Sahel countries, is seeking $6 billion in partnerships and investments to irrigate 1.2 million hectares of agricultural land across the region, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday. The...
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Outgoing Afreximbank President asks African lenders to bridge $100bn trade finance gap
OUTGOING President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah, has issued a passionate call to African commercial lenders, development finance institutions (DFIs), and trade insurers to take stronger ownership of the...
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UN expert praises Mauritania legal reforms but raises concern over migrant rights abuses
The UN special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Gehad Madi, concluded a ten-day visit to Mauritania and commended the government’s legislative progress on Friday while warning that persistent human rights violations against migrants...
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Tang Soo Do championship returns to South Africa after being hosted in Mozambique for years
Kyalami is set to host one of Africa’s premier martial arts gatherings as the World Tang Soo Do Association’s (WTSDA) Region 14 Championship returns to South Africa on October 4. The event will take place at the Beaulieu Sports and Wellness Centre...
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Mauritania, resource-rich Islamic nation, weighs economic boost from joining Trump's Abraham Accords
Two decades after severing ties with Israel, the western African nation of Mauritania is poised to play a key role in kickstarting the stalled Abraham Accords — a major diplomatic initiative of President Trump. Israel’s decisive strikes this year...
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From Periphery to Player: Africa’s Voice in the Shifting International Order
We are living through a moment of profound transformation in the international order. New coalitions, such as BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), are positioning themselves as alternatives to US dominance, rooted in South-South...
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Kenyan teams shine as PUBG Africa Championship
Day 1 of the inaugural PUBG Africa Championship exploded into action Saturday at Nairobi’s packed Charter Hall, with Kenyan squads dominating the continent’s elite. Home favourites Team Execute stormed to the top of the leaderboard after claiming...
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Mali's army acts to secure strategic trade routes after attempted jihadist blockade
Mali’s armed forces are stepping up their efforts to protect strategic trade routes linking the capital Bamako to neighbouring Senegal. On Wednesday, fuel trucks and other vehicles coming from Senegal were given a full military escort to ensure...
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Egypt keen to promote relations with Mauritania to wider prospects, says amb.
Egyptian Ambassador in Nouakchott Ahmed Tayea said Egypt is keen to promote relations with Mauritania to wider prospects, given the deeply-rooted historical bonds between the two countries and their peoples.Tayea made the comments during his...
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Mauritania launches US$446M sugar project to boost local production, cut imports
MAURITANIA – Mauritania has unveiled plans to establish a US$446 million large-scale sugar production project in the Foum Gleita region, beginning early next year. The initiative is designed to produce 250,000 tonnes of sugar annually and meet 63%...
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