Madar (Nouakchott) - Mauritania's Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, Ahmed Baba Ould Ely, received the German ambassador to Mauritania at his office in Nouakchott on Thursday, 12 November 2026, and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation, particularly in agricultural development, according to the Mauritanian News Agency (AMI).
The minister praised the level of relations between the two countries and said Mauritania looked forward to developing its partnership with Germany and attracting more investment in support of food sovereignty and food security. He also presented the country's agricultural potential and prospects for its development, according to the same source.
The German ambassador said his country was ready to support the development of Mauritania's agricultural sector, reviewing areas of cooperation including decentralisation, fisheries and resilience-building through the German development agency GIZ.
He announced that Germany will hold its "Green Week" in Berlin early next year, which he said would be an opportunity to showcase Mauritania's agricultural potential and present investment opportunities to German investors.
On Wednesday, the minister had received the Saudi ambassador to Mauritania and discussed prospects for cooperation between the two countries, with a focus on agriculture, and ways to expand the existing partnership, in the presence of the director general of the state agricultural development company SONADER, Hamada Ould Didi, according to AMI.
