Madar (Nouakchott) - The Mauritanian capital will host the third edition of "Morocco Week" from 16 to 22 November 2026, an economic and cultural event co-organised by the Moroccan embassy in Nouakchott and the Moroccan association Mountada Al Janoub, according to an organisers' statement reported on Friday, 13 November, by Morocco's MAP news agency.
According to the statement, the event will showcase "the richness and authenticity of the tangible and intangible heritage" of Morocco and celebrate the historical ties between the two countries, as part of "the positive momentum in relations between the two countries at all levels".
The programme includes exhibition areas and business-to-business and business-to-government meetings, to help visitors and professionals explore trade and investment opportunities in sectors including industry, construction and public works, energy, agri-food, banking and telecommunications.
Conferences are also planned on the momentum and prospects of bilateral economic cooperation and on major structuring projects in the partnership between the two countries, alongside displays of Moroccan crafts, cuisine and local products, and evenings of music and poetry, the same source said.
The event is organised in partnership with Mauritania's Ministry of Trade and Tourism, Morocco's Ministry of Industry and Trade, Mauritania's Investment Promotion Agency (APIM), the Moroccan Investment and Export Development Agency (AMDIE), the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Mauritania (CCIAM), the National Union of Mauritanian Employers (UNPM) and the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM).
At the opening of the April 2025 edition, Morocco's ambassador to Mauritania, Hamid Chabar, said trade between the two countries reached 350 million dollars in 2024, up 10% year on year.
