By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kassataya
Bâ Ousmane has been appointed Defence Minister in the new Mauritanian government, led by President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. Kassataya presents the appointment of a civilian official as unusual in a Sahel where the military currently rule Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
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Prime Minister Mohamed Ould Bilal Ould Djay has formed a 29-member government in Mauritania, up from 25, following the report on the electricity plants. Kassataya analyses the reshuffle as a continuation of power networks, amid serious fires in the energy sector.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Kassataya ·
Mauritania’s new Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Mohamed Ould Abdel Vetah, says he wants to continue regional cooperation as the country faces an electricity crisis. He was received by Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on 16 October, according to Financial Afrik, which reports his commitment to regional cooperation.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Kassataya ·
Mauritanian Prime Minister Mokhtar Ould Djay criticised officials at a health centre in Dar Naim for failing to provide a water supply despite a budget of 700 million ouguiyas. During an inspection of construction sites in Nouakchott, he also described employment, education and public services as priorities, reports Lecalame.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Lecalame ·
The Mauritanian government allocated more than 567 million ouguiyas to its child protection and development programme in the 2026 budget, said Cheikh Tourad Ould Abdelmalek, director of the national agency responsible for combating trafficking. The national report presented to an African committee also lists 41 operational local protection mechanisms and initiatives in education and training, according to Saharamedias.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Kassataya ·
Octopus accounts for 80% of Mauritania’s exports to SpainFrozen octopus accounts for nearly 80% of Mauritania’s exports to Spain, its leading European supplier. This concentration exposes bilateral trade to fluctuations in prices and demand for the product, according to an analysis by Ahmed Mohamed Hamada published by Initiativesnews.
In Gambia, Mai Fatty defends a third term for BarrowMai Ahmed Fatty, leader of the Gambia Moral Congress and coordinator of the National People’s Party alliance, defended the possibility of Gambian President Adama Barrow seeking a third term. During a presidential tour in Manjai Kunda on 18 October 2026, he cited the example of democracies without term limits, reports Kerr Fatou.The week in Africa
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