Mauritania Archives - Arab Digest

Mauritania: a fading promise and an uncertain future

29 September 2020William LawArab Digest EmailCovid-19, Mauritania, UAE, USA

With the promise of offshore gas resource wealth in jeopardy and the pressure on to recognise Israel, Mauritania faces a challenging time.

Mauritania elects a president

24 June 201924 June 2019Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailFrance, IS, Mauritania

Ghazouani peacefully elected as president of Mauritania in place of Abdel Aziz – no change. Economy doing well.

Resources and boundaries on the Arab world’s Atlantic periphery

6 June 20196 June 2019Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailEurope, Mauritania, Morocco, Russia, Western Sahara

Morocco’s right to exploit the resources of the Western Sahara is contested by Polisario and its supporters. Elsewhere on the Atlantic littoral, Mauritania has cooperated successfully with Senegal over shared water and gas resources.

Locusts

20 February 2019Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailAlgeria, Egypt, Iran, Mauritania, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, UAE

Locust swarms around the Red Sea and across Arabia may cause serious harm depending on the next three months.

Western Sahara: talks in Geneva

12 December 2018Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailAlgeria, Mauritania, Morocco, Western Sahara

Western Sara – UN succeeds in bringing all the stakeholders in this ancient problem together. Algeria and Morocco bad neighbours. Talks to resume in 2019.

MBS’s tour – pluses and minuses

5 December 2018Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailAlgeria, Mauritania, Morocco, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, USA

MBS visited six Arab states before and after the G20. Proof of confidence he is under no threat at home. Governments toe the line of friendship, with some rewards. Problems in the Maghreb.

FGM: progress in Africa

13 November 2018Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailDjibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Mauritania, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, UAE, Yemen

Huge decline since 1990 in FGM in Africa where it is most prevalent. Information about the Middle East remains scanty.

Mauritania: elections

27 August 2018Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailFrance, Mauritania

Parliamentary elections on 1 September, presidentials next year. No change likely. Slavery still an issue. Offshore gas prospects. Security in the Sahel.

Mauritania

30 April 2018Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailFrance, Mauritania, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

moves against slavery; the Sahel; the Qatar vs. four dispute and a strange report from DC.

Agriculture in the Arab world: still important after all these millennia

25 April 201825 April 2018Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailEgypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia

Despite some decline in its relative contribution to Arab economies, agriculture remains important in both economic and social terms. Improved management, less bureaucracy and better access to markets could make it more so.