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Published on May 29, 2025

Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah elected 9th president of AfDB

Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania has been elected the ninth President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. The announcement was made on Thursday in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, during the institution’s Annual Meetings, currently underway from May 26 to 30. …

Source: The Guardian (Nigeria) - Neutral
Published on May 29, 2025

BREAKING: Mauritania's Sidi Ould Tah elected ninth AfDB president

Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah has been elected the ninth president of the African Development Bank Group. His election was announced on the website of the AfDB on Thursday. He will assume office on September 1, 2025, taking over from Dr Akinwumi Adesina of …

Source: Punch - Indeterminate
Published on May 29, 2025

Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah elected President of AfDB

Source: The New Times - Gov't Propaganda
Published on May 29, 2025

Fact Check: Mauritania Haj Flight Crash Off Red Sea is Fake News

A viral claim about a Mauritania Haj flight crashing in the Red Sea is false; all pilgrims arrived safely, authorities confirm. A viral social media post claimed that a Mauritania passenger plane carrying 210 Haj pilgrims crashed into the Red Sea while en …

Source: Khaama Press - Neutral
Published on May 29, 2025

220 killed in Mauritania Pilgrimage Flight Crash in the Red Sea

A plane carrying 220 Mauritanian pilgrims crashed into the Red Sea, killing all on board. Rescue teams are investigating. A passenger plane transporting Mauritanian pilgrims en route to Saudi Arabia has crashed in the Red Sea under unknown circumstances. …

Source: Khaama Press - Neutral
Published on May 29, 2025

Mauritania's Sidi Ould Tah wins AfDB presidency, CNBC Africa reports

Former Mauritanian finance minister Sidi Ould Tah has been elected as president of the African Development Bank Group, CNBC Africa reported on Thursday. (Reporting by Loucoumane Coulibaly and Duncan Miriri; writing by Bate Felix; editing by Mark Heinrich)

Source: Zawya - Indeterminate
Published on May 29, 2025

EU Parliamentary Delegation calls for sustained investments and international attention to tackle rising needs in ...

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania – A high level joint mission of the European Parliament Committee on Development (DEVE) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) concluded today, reaffirming their shared commitment to scale up investments in resilience and development …

Source: World Food Programme - Gov't Institution
Published on May 28, 2025

Fact-check: Claims of Mauritania Hajj flight crash are false

A viral post circulating on social media platforms claims that a Mauritania Airlines flight carrying 210 Hajj pilgrims crashed into the Red Sea while en route to Saudi Arabia. However, The Express Tribune has verified that this claim is false. Some social …

Source: The Express Tribune - Indeterminate
Published on May 28, 2025

Mauritania: RSF welcomes President Ghazouani’s commitments and calls for the country to champion the right to ...

This meeting took place at a time when Mauritania has made significant progress in press freedom, illustrated by its ranking of 50th place out of the 180 countries and territories surveyed in the 2025 RSF World Press Freedom Index, as well as by its recent …

Source: Reporters Without Borders - Neutral
Published on May 28, 2025

FM probes increasing bilateral trade volume with Mauritania

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty had a meeting on Tuesday with Mauritania’s Minister of Trade and Tourism Zainab bint Ahmednah, during which he stressed the importance of holding the Egyptian-Mauritanian …

Source: Egypt Independent - Pro-Government