Latest news in Mauritania? September 20th, 2026

Here are the key news developments in and involving Mauritania as of September 20, 2026:

• Major Green Energy Milestone: Mauritania formalized a landmark agreement with developer CWP Global to advance the massive “Aman” green hydrogen project. The deal establishes the economic and contractual framework as the project enters the front-end engineering and design stage, aiming to eventually produce 1.2 million tons of green hydrogen annually.

  The North Africa Post+ 1

• Diplomatic & Defense Cooperation: The Chinese PLA Navy hospital ship Auspicious Ark completed a seven-day humanitarian and medical mission after docking at the Friendship Port in Nouakchott, providing free medical care, surgical operations, and consultations to thousands of local residents and military personnel.

  Xinhua

• Foreign Affairs Statements: Mauritania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued formal communiqués strongly condemning recent attacks targeting civilian areas in Saudi Arabia, reiterating Nouakchott’s full solidarity with the Kingdom and supporting measures taken to safeguard regional stability.

  وكالة الأنباء السعودية

• Sports: In continental club football, Mauritanian midfielder Mouhsen Bodda scored the decisive second-half goal to secure a 1-0 victory for AS Douanes over Hafia FC, advancing his club in the CAF Confederation Cup preliminaries.

  Benin Web TV