Madar (Nouakchott) - Mauritania's Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Mohamedou Ahmedou M'Haimid, and the delegate minister to the Interior Minister in charge of decentralisation and local development opened a meeting in Nouakchott on Thursday, 12 November 2026, on development prospects for the Guidimakha region and on mobilising the partnerships needed to fund its priority projects, according to the Mauritanian News Agency (AMI).
The one-day meeting aims to promote the agriculture and livestock development fair planned for March 2027 in Selibaby, as well as the region's farming and livestock potential, according to the same source.
The minister said the meeting was an opportunity to unite partners around a shared vision for the region's development and to turn its priorities into projects that are "technically mature, economically viable and bankable", praising the Guidimakha regional council's initiative to mobilise partnerships and make use of the region's agricultural, pastoral and economic assets.
He added that his ministry was ready to support this momentum by coordinating development aid and mobilising external financing, together with the relevant ministries, the regional council and technical and financial partners, in order to turn local potential into concrete projects and economic opportunities that improve living conditions.
The president of the Guidimakha regional council said the fair "should not be limited to a three-day exhibition", but should become a platform for consultation, coordination and decision-making that links the region's needs with technical expertise, financing and investment.
He said the regional council was preparing a portfolio of 16 programmes and 64 projects, which will be studied, assessed and technically reviewed before being presented to partners, and expressed hope that the March 2027 meetings in Selibaby would produce practical proposals with clear economic feasibility, financing mechanisms and implementation conditions.
