Mauritania’s new energy minister faces electricity crisis
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 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’s new Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Mohamed Ould Abdel Vetah, reaffirmed his commitment to continuing regional cooperation during a meeting with Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on 16 October 2026. He takes office amid an electricity crisis in Mauritania, Financial Afrik reports.
Mohamed Ould Abdel Vetah previously headed the Senegal River Development Organisation, which coordinates cooperation between countries along the river. His meeting with the Senegalese president comes as energy ties between Nouakchott and Dakar are an issue of regional cooperation, according to Financial Afrik.
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