Mauritania
AfDB grants $30 million facility to Mauritania’s GBM
The African Development Bank Group has approved a $30 million trade finance facility for the Générale de Banque de Mauritanie
Maritime
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Egypt
Egypt turns to U.S. to block Libya-Turkey maritime deal
Egypt is seeking U.S. support to prevent Libya’s eastern government from backing a disputed maritime agreement signed in
Egypt
Drillship capsizes in Red Sea, killing four
Marine traffic through Egypt’s Suez Canal was not affected by the capsizing of a drillship in the Red Sea,
Libya
Oil tanker near Libya hit by explosion, limpet mine suspected
A tanker carrying 1 million barrels of oil suffered an explosion off the coast of Libya, its operator confirmed on
Libya
Libya rejects EU criticism of Turkey maritime deal
A committee in Libya’s Parliament has rejected the European Commission’s recent finding that Tripoli’s 2019 maritime agreement
Egypt
Egypt launches region’s first shark tracking program
Egypt has launched the Red Sea’s first satellite shark tracking program, according the Daily News Egypt. Led by the
Morocco
Morocco, Mauritania sign fish‑product marketing pact
Morocco’s National Fisheries Office (ONP) and Mauritania’s Fish Marketing Company signed a memorandum of understanding in Casablanca to
Opinion
Can gas discoveries fuel Mauritania’s economic growth?
It has been a decade since Mauritania discovered its first natural gas field, Grande Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA), on the maritime
Libya
Libya protests Greece’s Crete hydrocarbon tender
Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National Unity has condemned Greece’s recent international tender for oil and gas exploration south
Algeria
Algeria withdraws port deal with China to favor France
Algeria has canceled a major port construction deal with China and is now turning to France to modernize its maritime
Opinion
Why the Maghreb matters to the world’s oceans
North-West African states have a growing role to play in ocean governance—and global frameworks should reflect it. As diplomats
Morocco
Morocco and Mauritania deepen fisheries cooperation
Morocco and Mauritania have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation on sustainable fisheries management, signing a landmark declaration during a meeting
Egypt
Greece asks Egypt to block Haftar from backing Turkey-Libya maritime deal
Greece is urging Egypt to help prevent Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar from supporting a contested maritime agreement between Turkey