Mauritania Archives

Algeria: the giant slumbers on

Podcasts / October 28, 2022 October 30, 2022 / Algeria, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Western Sahara

Francis Ghilès, associate senior researcher at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs, is Arab Digest editor William Law’s guest this week. Algeria, like other hydrocarbon producers, has experienced a huge windfall thanks to the war in Ukraine. The question is will the country see itself return to a position of prominence in North Africa and beyond or will it once again squander the opportunity and remain locked in a dysfunctional economy and a frozen political system?

The Wagner Group: busy in the Sahel

Arab Digest Newsletter / June 21, 2022 June 21, 2022 / Burkina Faso, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Russia, Sudan

Summary: while the world’s attention is focussed on Vladimir Putin’s war in the Ukraine his efforts to expand Russian influence in Africa continue at a pace that is causing disquiet in the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott.

Macron’s missteps in North Africa

Podcasts / January 28, 2022 January 28, 2022 / Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Maghreb, Mauritania, Morocco, Sahel, Tunisia, Western Sahara

Arab Digest editor William Law welcomes back Francis Ghilès, a leading European expert on the Maghreb and a senior associate research fellow at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs. Their conversation explores the missteps of France in North Africa and the persistent failure to arrive at coherent policy approaches towards countries that are crucial to Europe’s security.

Omicron and the Arab states

Arab Digest Newsletter / December 7, 2021 December 7, 2021 / Covid-19, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Omicron, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE

Summary: while scientists around the world rush to assess the impact of the emerging Omicron variant, much of the Middle East is at a worrying threat threshold.

Omicron and the Arab states

Sample Newsletters / December 7, 2021 December 15, 2021 / Covid-19, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Omicron, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE

Summary: while scientists around the world rush to assess the impact of the emerging Omicron variant, much of the Middle East is at a worrying threat threshold.

Mauritania and the terror threat

Arab Digest Newsletter / September 16, 2021 November 25, 2021 / Europe, France, Mauritania, Sahel

Summary: as the Sahel sees increasing jihadist insurgencies, Mauritania remains free of the scourge of terrorism…for now.

Mauritania: business opportunities in a high risk neighbourhood

Arab Digest Newsletter / June 29, 2021 November 4, 2021 / Mauritania, UK

Summary: As Mauritania’s president steps up his anti-corruption drive and the country’s neighbours face growing terrorist insurrections, Britain’s new ambassador in Nouakchott talks up opportunities for British business

The Great Green Wall

Arab Digest Newsletter / March 3, 2021 November 16, 2021 / Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Western Sahara

Summary: after decades when very little happened, climate change has pushed a massive project to halt Sahelian desertification to the top of the priority list with Mauritania playing a lead role.

Hey Europe! The Maghreb Matters

Podcasts / February 12, 2021 November 6, 2021 / Algeria, Chad, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sahara, Sahel, Syria, Tunisia, Western Sahara

Arab Digest editor William Law, in conversation with Francis Ghilès, an associate senior researcher at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB). A former North Africa correspondent for the Financial Times, he is a specialist on security, energy, and political trends in North Africa and the Western Mediterranean.

Mauritania leads in a tough neighbourhood

Arab Digest Newsletter / February 2, 2021 November 7, 2021 / Covid-19, France, G5 Sahel, Mauritania

Summary: Mauritania is hopeful that its leading role will take G5 Sahel to prosperity but the road to get there is strewn with economic, environmental and security challenges.

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