By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Initiativesnews
Frozen 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.
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Peterside, head of Rivers State’s investment team, explains Governor Sim Fubara’s participation in the 81st United Nations General Assembly. He sees it as an opportunity to establish economic contacts and attract investment, according to his analysis published by Businessday.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Businessday ·
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 ·
The Central Bank of Nigeria is seeking to attract more Chinese capital to the country’s financial markets, notably to finance businesses and strengthen cross-border payments. Its governor, Olayemi Cardoso, discussed the cooperation after talks with his Chinese counterpart during the 2026 IMF and World Bank meetings in Bangkok, according to Leadership.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Leadership ·
Naha mint Mouknass has held political positions under several Mauritanian presidents since the early 2000s. The daughter of former Foreign Affairs Minister Hamdi Ould Mouknass, she led the Union for Democracy and Progress from 1999 and became the country’s first woman foreign minister, according to Initiativesnews.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Initiativesnews ·
Mauritania’s Tawassoul party rejects a third presidential termThe National Rally for Reform and Development (Tawassoul), a Mauritanian opposition party, is putting the fight against corruption, restrictions on freedoms and a third presidential term at the heart of its political re-entry. Its president, Hamadi Ould Sidi El Moctar, defended the constitutional limit on terms at a ceremony in Nouakchott, reports Lecalame.
Burkina Faso warns against fake registrations for the 2027 HajjBurkina Faso’s National Committee for the Organisation of the Pilgrimage to Mecca has warned 2027 Hajj candidates against intermediaries offering unofficial paid registrations. As the national platform is still being finalised, registration will not begin until an official announcement, according to the Committee’s warning.The week in Africa
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