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The AWF Governing Council to Hold its Annual Meeting in Mauritania

  • Date: 30/11/2009
  • Location: Nouakchott, Mauritania

The African Water Facility (AWF) Governing Council is an important body whose mission is to determine the general policy direction of the Facility in its annual meetings. The Governing Council has thirteen members comprising five members appointed by AMCOW (the African Ministerial Council on water), five members appointed by donors to the Funds, one member appointed by the AfDB, one member appointed by the African Union (represented by NEPAD-secretariat), and one member appointed by UN-Water/Africa. The current president of the Governing Council is His Excellency Mr. Monyane Moleleki, Minister of Natural Resources of the Kingdom of Lesotho.

Categories: Mauritania, African Water Facility, Water Supply & Sanitation

AfDB, Japan Grant USD 989,000 Technical Assistance to Mauritania’s Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière

29/10/2009 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Japan have approved a grant of USD 989,000 to la Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM) of Mauritania to be paid from the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA). The Technical Assistance contribution from FAPA, which comprises over 50% of the overall TA package, will enhance SNIM’s institutional and operational capacities to implement the Environmental and Social Management Plan for the Guelbs II Expansion Project financed in part by the AfDB.

Categories: Mauritania, Japan, Private Sector Development

AfDB Approves US$ 175 Million Loan for Mining Operation in Mauritania

17/09/2009 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday, 16 September 2009 in Tunis approved a US$175-million loan to finance the expansion of the Guelb El Rhein iron ore mine operations in Mauritania.

Categories: Mauritania

ADF and NTF contribute to Irrigated Agriculture Development in Mauritania

03/06/2005 - Tunis, 3 June 2005 – The African Development Fund (ADF) and the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF), the concessional windows of the African Development Bank Group (ADB), support agricultural sector and water supply enhancement in Mauritania.

Categories: Mauritania, Agriculture & Agro-industries, Health

Lutte contre la prolifération des plantes aquatiques parasites : Le Fad et la Mauritanie signent un accord de prêt

07/12/2004 - Le Fonds africain de développement (Fad) et la Mauritanie viennent de renforcer leur coopération en matière de lutte contre la prolifération des plantes d’eau parasites,réel fléau dans le réseau fluvial d’Afrique de l’Ouest.

Categories: Mauritania, Environment

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