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launches national livestock vaccination campaign: 10 million sheep and goats, 3.5 million cattlehttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-bloggers-abroad-case-prosecutor-details-charges-editor-20261112MADARen2026-11-12T19:35:42.198Z"Bloggers abroad" case: prosecutor details charges including threatening state securityhttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-higher-council-education-open-day-reform-monitoring-20261112MADARen2026-11-12T18:59:39.956ZMauritania's Higher Council of Education presents record: 2026-2030 strategic plan and reform monitoringhttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-workshop-artificial-intelligence-digital-rights-human-rights-protocol-women-20261112MADARen2026-11-12T17:47:34.337ZArtificial intelligence and human rights: Nouakchott workshop on privacy and algorithmic 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2027https://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-2027-budget-presidency-prime-minister-economy-finance-committee-20261112MADARen2026-11-122027 budget: 444.9 million ouguiyas for the presidency and 720.2 million for the Prime Minister's office before finance committeehttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-cop31-antalya-green-hydrogen-skills-jobs-side-event-20261112MADARen2026-11-12COP31: Mauritania discusses skills for green hydrogen jobs in Antalyahttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-gendarmerie-arrests-four-alcohol-drugs-seizure-foum-legleita-editor-20261112MADARen2026-11-12Gorgol: gendarmerie arrests four people and seizes alcohol and drugs in Foum Legleitahttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-labour-minister-ilo-geneva-social-dialogue-new-labour-code-20261112MADARen2026-11-12Mauritania: labour minister discusses social dialogue and new labour code with ILO in Genevahttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-prime-minister-chairs-ministerial-investment-committee-projects-approved-20261112MADARen2026-11-12Prime minister chairs ministerial investment committee: some projects approved, others asked to complete procedureshttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-zouerate-oif-clean-cooking-support-ten-projects-20261112MADARen2026-11-12Zouerate: Financial support for ten income-generating projects under a Francophonie clean-cooking initiativehttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/morocco/morocco-direct-social-aid-minimum-600-dirhams-2027-20261112MADARen2026-11-12Morocco raises minimum direct social aid to 600 dirhamshttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/morocco/morocco-parliament-committee-red-meat-livestock-import-oversight-lekjaa-20261111MADARen2026-11-12Morocco's Lekjaa calls for tight checks on red meat importershttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/morocco/morocco-suspends-new-export-licences-tomatoes-onions-potatoes-20261112MADARen2026-11-12Morocco temporarily suspends new export licences for tomatoes, onions and potatoeshttps://eng.madar.mr/news/world-spain-eviction-protection-decree-passes-anti-speculation-measure-fails-20261112MADARen2026-11-12Spain passes tenant protection, anti-speculation measure failshttps://eng.madar.mr/sahel/chad-deby-inspects-abeche-solar-plant-idle-hospital-gold-shops-20261112MADARen2026-11-12Chad's Deby inspects stalled projects in Abechehttps://eng.madar.mr/sahel/chad-saudi-arabia-hajj-2027-agreement-7000-pilgrims-20261112MADARen2026-11-12Chad and Saudi Arabia sign Hajj 2027 agreementhttps://eng.madar.mr/sahel/niger-world-bank-diagana-760-million-new-partnership-energy-agriculture-water-20261112MADARen2026-11-12Niger: World Bank announces about $760 million in additional funding under new partnershiphttps://eng.madar.mr/senegal/dakar-to-host-45th-ecowas-chiefs-of-defence-staff-meeting-20261112MADARen2026-11-12Dakar to host ECOWAS chiefs of defence staffhttps://eng.madar.mr/senegal/gambia-iec-announces-five-presidential-candidates-barrow-darboe-bensouda-20261112MADARen2026-11-12Gambia: electoral commission names 5 presidential candidates, including Barrow, Darboe and Bensoudahttps://eng.madar.mr/sahel/mali-denies-expulsion-of-its-embassy-in-dakar-unbuilt-plot-fann-residence-20261111MADARen2026-11-11T21:33:48.568ZMali denies its Dakar embassy faces eviction, says dispute concerns an unbuilt plothttps://eng.madar.mr/senegal/senegal-lompoul-kebemer-migrant-boat-toll-rises-to-42-dead-firefighters-20261111MADARen2026-11-11T20:55:26.597ZSenegal: Lompoul migrant boat death toll rises to 42https://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-special-forces-delegation-poland-visit-editor-20261111MADARen2026-11-11T20:23:32.063ZMauritanian military delegation visits Poland to boost cooperation and share expertisehttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-justice-minister-ould-souidatt-arab-justice-ministers-council-algiers-tunisia-20261111MADARen2026-11-11T20:19:18.592ZArab justice ministers meet in Algiers: Ould Souidatt urges coordination against cross-border crime, meets Tunisian counterparthttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/libya/libya-brega-gas-plant-explosion-worker-killed-parliament-energy-committee-probe-20261111MADARen2026-11-11T19:52:52.012ZExplosion at Brega gas plant kills one worker, injures 4; Libyan parliament energy committee demands probehttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-tiguent-agricultural-pole-ould-djay-ministerial-committee-20261111MADARen2026-11-11T19:48:12.564ZTiguent agricultural hub: Ould Djay urges ministries to speed up commitments to launch projecthttps://eng.madar.mr/sahel/niger-kandadji-dam-round-table-zeine-561-million-funding-gap-20261111MADARen2026-11-11T19:15:12.782ZKandadji dam: Niger seeks $561 million as Zeine admits "too many delays"https://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-trarza-emergency-programme-phase-two-consultations-rosso-20261111MADARen2026-11-11T17:52:38.151ZTrarza: 96 projects worth 26 billion old ouguiyas in phase one as phase two consultations beginhttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-ghazouani-cop31-antalya-speech-third-ndc-2035-figures-climate-finance-main-20261111MADARen2026-11-11T17:19:03.743ZGhazouani in Antalya: Mauritania seeks "easily accessible" climate finance, and the figures behind its 2035 climate pledgehttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-equipment-minister-inspects-six-nouakchott-road-axes-emergency-programme-20261111MADARen2026-11-11T16:20:16.102ZNouakchott roads: equipment minister inspects 6 routes under constructionhttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-kuwaiti-mauritanian-bank-launches-activities-mhaimid-kuwait-investment-20261111MADARen2026-11-11T15:46:09.705ZM'Haimid: Kuwaiti Mauritanian Bank a bridge for Kuwaiti 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siteshttps://eng.madar.mr/maghreb/mauritania/mauritania-teachers-union-condemns-assault-on-teacher-toujounine-school-editor-20261111MADARen2026-11-11T13:13:14.140ZTeachers' union condemns assault on teacher at Toujounine school