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Senegal and Mauritania discuss energy cooperation around GTA

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Senegal and Mauritania discuss energy cooperation around GTA

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye received Mohamed Abdel Vetah, Mauritania’s Minister of Energy and Petroleum, to discuss energy cooperation between the two countries. This concerns, in particular, the Senegal River Basin Development Organization and the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim gas field, shared by Senegal and Mauritania, according to a statement from the Senegalese presidency.

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