AGP Executive Report

Digital Education in Mauritania: MBRGI and The Digital School launched a sustainable digital learning initiative for 500,000+ people across Mauritania, Nigeria, Lesotho, Zambia, Namibia and Angola, with plans to support schools, equip digital learning spaces, train teachers and prepare youth for the job market. Power Sector Upgrade: Acwa signed a PPP and power purchase agreement for the N’Diago 230 MW combined-cycle gas plant in Mauritania, positioning it as the country’s first large-scale gas-fired IPP and aiming to strengthen grid reliability using domestic gas. Cross-Border Payments Push: Central banks and payment providers meeting in Romania backed interoperable payment systems to cut costs and boost intra-African trade, highlighting standards like ISO 20022 and tools such as PAPSS, with Mauritania among participants. Energy Cooperation & Cybersecurity: Russia and Mauritania agreed to step up work on energy projects, including oil and gas, power plant engineering and renewables, and discussed cybersecurity for critical infrastructure. Water Governance Momentum: The Global Water Organization held a progress review in Jeddah with Mauritania among founding members, focusing on governance, a four-year strategy spanning research and innovation, data, policy and financing, ahead of its first General Assembly. Tech Funding for Creators: Google unveiled a Ksh129.5 million indie games fund for African studios, offering equity-free support, mentorship and technical help for selected developers from eligible countries including Mauritania’s region.

Energy & Security Cooperation: Russia and Mauritania agreed to step up work on energy projects, including oil and gas, geological exploration, power-plant engineering (thermal, hydro) and renewables like wind, plus cybersecurity cooperation for critical infrastructure. Water Governance & Research: The Global Water Organization (GWO) convened founding member delegations in Jeddah during Saudi Water Week to review progress since its 2025 charter—covering governance rules, finance regulations, and a four-year strategy spanning research and innovation, data, policy, and funding—while preparing for its first General Assembly. Payments for Trade: Central banks and infrastructure providers across Africa backed interoperable payment systems to cut cross-border costs and boost inclusion, highlighting standards like ISO 20022 and regional networks, with Mauritania among participants. Ocean Conservation Commitments: The Our Ocean Conference in Kenya wrapped with $6.4bn in mobilized pledges and hundreds of commitments on marine protection, fisheries monitoring, pollution control, and blue-economy projects, with attention on making protections real, not just announced. Tech & Innovation Ecosystems: Google launched a Ksh129.5m equity-free Indie Games Fund for independent studios across 32 African countries, offering mentorship and technical support to scale games for global audiences.

Digital Creative Funding: Google launched the Google Play Indie Games Fund with Ksh129.5 million (about $1m) for independent game studios across 32 African countries, offering equity-free grants of Ksh6.48m–Ksh25.9m plus technical support and mentorship to help teams scale for global markets. Water Governance & Research: The Global Water Organization held a progress review in Jeddah during Saudi Water Week, including Mauritania, to finalize governance and a four-year strategy built around research and innovation, data, policy, and financing ahead of its first General Assembly. Payments for Trade: Africa’s central banks and infrastructure providers agreed that interoperable payment systems are key to boosting cross-border trade and inclusion, with focus on shared standards and local-currency settlement like PAPSS, including participation from Mauritania. Energy & Cybersecurity Cooperation: Russia and Mauritania agreed to step up energy project work, including oil and gas, power plant engineering, renewables like wind, and cybersecurity cooperation for critical infrastructure. Space Ambition in West Africa: Senegal opened a Franco-Senegalese space seminar at Dakar’s air base, signaling space as an operational security domain and pushing West Africa’s emerging space frontier. Ocean Conservation Push: The Our Ocean Conference in Kenya wrapped with $6.4bn in pledges and 320 commitments, including marine protected area expansion and stronger fisheries and pollution actions, with Africa taking a leading role. Marine Protection Recognition: The Marine Conservation Institute named six new “Blue Parks,” including Senegal’s Kawawana Indigenous Community Heritage Area, highlighting durable, equitable marine protection.

Payments & Trade Tech: Central banks and infrastructure providers across Africa agreed that interoperable payment systems are key to boosting cross-border trade and inclusion, with focus on ISO 20022 messaging, modern RTGS, regional networks, and PAPSS settling in local currencies—discussed with regulators and tech partners including Mauritania. Energy Cooperation: Russia and Mauritania agreed to step up energy work, including oil and gas, geological exploration, power plant engineering, renewables like wind, and cybersecurity for critical infrastructure. Water Research Governance: The Global Water Organization (GWO) met in Jeddah to review its governance framework and four-year strategy centered on research and innovation, data, policy, and financing—Mauritania among founding members. Climate & Cooling Debate: Paris officials sparked a climate-and-air-conditioning debate after a deputy mayor blamed US emissions for a deadly heat wave, reigniting questions about energy use and urban cooling. Food & Ag Systems: FAO highlights that Africa’s fast-growing population brings both agrifood opportunities and pressure on nutrition, climate resilience, market integration, and governance—Nouakchott conference noted. Geospatial Customs Training: West African customs administrations completed a GEOINT training cycle, building skills in satellite imagery, GIS, and the WCO Geoportal—relevant for smarter border monitoring in the region. Ocean Conservation Push: Africa led at Kenya’s Our Ocean Conference, with $6.4bn mobilized for marine protection, fisheries monitoring, and blue economy commitments, plus Blue Parks recognition for MPAs.

Climate & Energy Debate: Paris deputy mayor Audrey Pulvar blamed the US for the deadly France heat wave, arguing that widespread air-conditioning worsens global warming and urging energy-efficient renovations. Nuclear Fuel Supply: With nuclear power back on the agenda, uranium demand is projected to more than double by 2040, pushing renewed focus on exploration and the geopolitics of mining and processing. Sahel Human Rights: Human Rights Watch reported grave abuses in Mali, including killings and drone strikes affecting civilians, as militants and forces repeat patterns amid renewed fighting. Agriculture & Food Security: The FAO highlighted how Africa’s fast-growing population brings both agrifood opportunities and pressure on nutrition, climate resilience, and market systems, with Nouakchott featuring in the regional push. Space for Security: Senegal opened a Franco-Senegalese space seminar framing space as an operational domain for defense and regional capability-building. Ocean Tech & Conservation: Kenya’s Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa drew $6.4bn in pledges, including marine protection, fisheries monitoring, and research funding, plus Blue Parks recognition for effective MPAs. Border Tech Training: West African customs administrations completed GEOINT training with geospatial tools and satellite-based monitoring to strengthen cross-border oversight. Public Health Milestone: WHO validated Tunisia’s elimination of trachoma as a public health problem, crediting long-term primary health care and the SAFE approach.

Nuclear Energy Outlook: Global reactor demand is expected to more than double by 2040, pushing uranium needs upward as mines near depletion and geopolitics reshapes the nuclear fuel cycle. Human Rights in the Sahel: Human Rights Watch reports grave abuses in Mali, including killings by JNIM, abusive counterinsurgency operations against Fulani communities, and alleged drone strikes. Food Systems & Demographics: A FAO-linked discussion highlights how Africa’s fast-growing, younger population boosts agrifood opportunities but also raises pressure on nutrition, climate resilience, and grain handling. Space for Security: Senegal opened a Franco-Senegalese space seminar at Dakar air base, signaling a shift to treating space as an operational security domain. Ocean Conservation Push: Kenya hosted the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, with $6.4bn in pledges and hundreds of commitments on marine protected areas, fisheries monitoring, and research. Mauritania Tech & Energy: Ohmium and Hynfra signed a cooperation deal to advance green hydrogen and green ammonia projects in Mauritania, including FEED-stage support and PEM electrolyzer expertise. Border Tech Training: West African customs administrations completed a GEOINT training cycle, building capacity to use geospatial tools for smarter cross-border monitoring.

Space Security: Senegal kicked off its first Franco-Senegalese seminar on the strategic and military challenges of space at Dakar air base, signaling Nouakchott-region interest in turning space into an operational security domain, with France’s space command and CNES in the mix. Ocean Tech & Conservation: Kenya’s Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa closed with $6.4bn in voluntary commitments, including marine protected areas, fisheries monitoring, waste reduction, and new funding for scientific research—plus Blue Parks recognition for six MPAs (including Senegal). Green Hydrogen for Mauritania: Ohmium and Hynfra signed a master cooperation agreement to advance green hydrogen and green ammonia projects in Mauritania (via FEED), aiming to build local clean energy capacity and support export-ready ammonia. Geospatial Skills for Borders: WCO and JICA-backed training helped West African customs administrations complete a GEOINT Master Trainer cycle, teaching QGIS use and GEOINT unit setup—relevant for smarter border monitoring across the region. Public Health Tech: WHO validated Tunisia’s trachoma elimination, highlighting the role of sustained primary health care and sanitation-linked prevention. Mauritania-Relevant Identity: A feature on the Imazighen (Amazigh) notes Mauritania’s Amazigh communities as part of Tamazgha’s wider cultural and linguistic landscape.

Space & Security: Senegal kicked off a Franco-Senegalese seminar at Dakar air base on the strategic and military challenges of space, signaling a push to build real space capability with French support. Ocean Conservation: The Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa wrapped with $6.4bn in pledges and 320 commitments, including marine protected areas, fisheries monitoring, and research funding; separate Blue Parks awards highlighted effective co-managed sites, including Senegal’s Kawawana Indigenous Community Heritage Area. Green Hydrogen for Mauritania: Ohmium and Hynfra signed a master cooperation agreement to advance green hydrogen and green ammonia projects in Mauritania (plus Jordan and Oman), starting with FEED and PEM electrolyzer technical support. Geospatial Tech for Customs: WCO and JICA-backed training produced the first GEOINT master-trainer cohort for West African customs (including Mauritania’s regionally relevant neighbors), using GIS and satellite-based tools to strengthen border monitoring. Public Health: WHO validated Tunisia’s elimination of trachoma as a public health problem, underscoring long-term primary care and water/sanitation links. Identity & Language: A feature on the Imazighen (Amazigh) maps their presence across North and West Africa, including Mauritania, and explains the Tamazgha identity push.

Green Hydrogen in Mauritania: Ohmium and Hynfra signed a master cooperation agreement to push green hydrogen projects in Mauritania (plus Jordan and Oman) through the FEED stage, with Ohmium providing PEM electrolyzer know-how for green ammonia production and potential export. Ocean Conservation Push in Africa: The Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa wrapped up with $6.4bn in voluntary commitments, including expanded marine protected areas, fisheries monitoring, climate finance, and new funding for scientific research. Marine Protection Recognition: The Marine Conservation Institute named six “Blue Parks” MPAs, including Senegal’s Kawawana Indigenous Community Heritage Area, highlighting durable, equitable, effective co-management. Customs Gets Geospatial Training: WCO and JICA supported a GEOINT Master Trainer programme for West African customs officers, training the first cohort to use tools like QGIS and the WCO Geoportal for better cross-border monitoring. Public Health Milestone: WHO validated Tunisia’s elimination of trachoma as a public health problem, pointing to long-term primary health care and the SAFE strategy. Mauritania Tech Angle: A Mauritania-linked science item notes fossil research connections across Gabon, Ukraine, Mauritania and Morocco, including newly reexamined trilobite finds in Morocco’s High Atlas.

Space & Defense: Senegal opened the first Franco-Senegalese seminar on space as a security domain at Dakar air base, bringing together French space command experts, CNES specialists, and Senegal’s space sector to map how the country can become a serious space actor. Ocean Conservation: The Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa (first held in Africa) ended with 300+ voluntary commitments and $6.4bn mobilized, including marine protected area expansion, fisheries monitoring, and support for climate-resilient reefs and research. Marine Protection Recognition: The Marine Conservation Institute named six “Blue Parks,” including Senegal’s Kawawana Indigenous Community Heritage Area, highlighting durable, equitable, effective marine protection. Green Hydrogen (Mauritania): Ohmium and Hynfra signed a master cooperation agreement to advance green hydrogen and green ammonia projects, with Mauritania included in the FEED and development collaboration. Geospatial Tech for Customs: WCO and JICA trained a West Africa cohort of GEOINT master trainers (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo), using tools like QGIS and the WCO Geoportal to strengthen border monitoring.

Space & Security: Senegal opened a Franco-Senegalese space seminar at Dakar air base, framing space as an operational domain and signaling a push to build real space capability with France’s support. Ocean Conservation: The Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa (first held in Africa) ended with 300+ voluntary commitments and $6.4bn mobilized, including marine protected area expansion, fisheries monitoring, and new funding for scientific research. Marine Protection Wins: Six sites were recognized as “Blue Parks,” including Senegal’s Kawawana Indigenous Community Heritage Area, highlighting co-management and durable protection. Green Hydrogen for Mauritania: Ohmium and Hynfra signed a master cooperation agreement to advance green hydrogen projects in Mauritania (plus Jordan and Oman), covering FEED and PEM electrolyzer technical support for green ammonia production. Border Tech Training: WCO and JICA-backed GEOINT training produced the first West Africa cohort of customs “master trainers” using satellite imagery and GIS tools to strengthen cross-border monitoring. Public Health Milestone (Region): WHO validated Tunisia’s elimination of trachoma as a public health problem, underscoring the role of long-term primary care and sanitation-linked prevention.

Space & Security: Senegal opened a Franco-Senegalese seminar at Dakar air base, treating space as an operational domain and signaling a push to build real space capability with French support. Ocean Conservation: Kenya’s Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa wrapped up with 300+ voluntary commitments and $6.4bn mobilized, including marine protected areas, fisheries monitoring, and research funding—plus Blue Parks awards for effective co-managed sites, including Senegal’s Kawawana. Mauritania Energy Tech: Ohmium and Hynfra signed a master cooperation agreement to advance green hydrogen and green ammonia projects, covering FEED and PEM electrolyzer expertise across Mauritania (plus Jordan and Oman). Digital Skills for Borders: WCO and JICA trained West African customs master trainers in geospatial intelligence, using tools like QGIS and the WCO Geoportal to improve cross-border monitoring. Health Milestone: WHO validated Tunisia’s trachoma elimination, highlighting long-term primary health care and the SAFE strategy.

Space & Defense: Senegal opened a Franco-Senegalese seminar at Dakar air base focused on space as a security domain, bringing together senior military officials, French space experts, CNES specialists, and Senegal’s space sector to map how the country can become a serious space actor. Ocean Conservation: Kenya’s Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa wrapped up with 300+ voluntary commitments and $6.4bn mobilized for marine protection, fisheries monitoring, climate finance, and blue-economy projects, with attention on making safeguards real, not just symbolic. Marine Protection Recognition: The Marine Conservation Institute named six “Blue Parks,” including Senegal’s Kawawana Indigenous Community Heritage Area, highlighting co-management and durable, equitable marine protection. Green Hydrogen (Mauritania): Ohmium and Hynfra signed a master cooperation agreement to advance green hydrogen projects in Mauritania (plus Jordan and Oman), covering FEED and technical support using modular PEM electrolyzer expertise for green ammonia production. Geospatial Tech for Borders: WCO and JICA supported a GEOINT Master Trainer programme for West African customs administrations, training teams from Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo to use GIS and satellite-based tools for cross-border monitoring. Public Health (Regional): WHO validated Tunisia’s elimination of trachoma as a public health problem, underscoring long-term primary health care and sanitation-linked prevention.

Green Hydrogen Deal for Mauritania: Ohmium International and Hynfra signed a master cooperation agreement to advance green hydrogen projects in Mauritania (plus Jordan and Oman), covering FEED and ongoing technical support, with hydrogen aimed at green ammonia production for energy resilience and export markets. Marine Protection in West Africa: At Kenya’s Our Ocean conference, West African states pushed for new marine protected areas in the Eastern Atlantic, including a joint regional MPA involving The Gambia, Mauritania, Guinea Bissau and Senegal, alongside Blue Parks recognition for six MPAs. Regional Tech Training: WCO and JICA supported a GEOINT Master Trainer programme for customs administrations in Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo, using geospatial tools to strengthen border monitoring. Mauritania in Diplomacy: Tunisia’s president met Mauritania’s foreign minister, reaffirming cooperation across economy, trade, culture, education and scientific research. Energy Finance Push: The OPEC Fund launched a climate-vulnerability finance compact and a US$1.5bn digital transformation plan, with new development financing expected to exceed US$2.8bn. Corporate Governance Update: Montage Gold reported AGM voting results and new board appointments, including two non-executive directors.

Green Hydrogen Deal for Mauritania: Ohmium International and Hynfra signed a master cooperation agreement to advance green hydrogen projects in Mauritania (plus Jordan and Oman), covering FEED and technical support for modular PEM electrolyser expertise, with hydrogen aimed at green ammonia production for energy security and export. Regional Ocean Protection Push: At Kenya’s Our Ocean Conference, six marine protected areas were recognized as “Blue Parks,” including Senegal’s Kawawana Indigenous Community Heritage Area and three Madagascar sites—while West African states, including Mauritania, backed new marine protection plans for the Eastern Atlantic migration corridor. Customs Gets Geospatial Training: WCO and JICA supported a GEOINT Master Trainer programme for West African customs officers (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo), training them to use mapping tools and build local GEOINT units to better monitor cross-border activity. Diplomacy Update (Tunisia–Mauritania): Tunisia’s President Kais Saied met Mauritania’s foreign minister Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, reaffirming cooperation across economy, trade, culture, education, and scientific research. Humanitarian Detentions in Libya: Argentina and Italy reported releases/expulsions of activists detained in eastern Libya linked to the Global Sumud Land Caravan, with some already in Tunisia and others expected soon.

Green Hydrogen Deal: Ohmium International and Hynfra signed a master cooperation agreement to advance green hydrogen projects in Mauritania, Jordan and Oman, covering FEED and technical support for modular PEM electrolyzers, with output aimed at green ammonia for domestic use and export. Marine Protection: At Kenya’s Our Ocean conference in Mombasa, six marine protected areas were recognized as “Blue Parks,” including Senegal’s Kawawana Indigenous Community Heritage Area and three Madagascar parks; the event also saw commitments on deep-sea mining, fisheries transparency and marine research. Regional Ocean Governance: West African states including Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau and The Gambia announced a joint regional marine protected area, while calls grew to include the Eastern Atlantic in the first wave of high-seas protection. Desertification & Land Restoration: Mauritania’s Great Green Wall agency highlighted lessons from China’s desert restoration, citing dune fixation, seedling production and direct seeding as key tools against land degradation. Public Health: WHO validated Tunisia’s elimination of trachoma as a public health problem, underscoring long-term primary health care and the SAFE strategy. Border Tech Training: WCO and JICA supported a GEOINT trainer pool for West African customs, building skills in mapping and geospatial tools to better monitor cross-border activity.