tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications in Mauritania 2024-11-12T08:00:02+00:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/change-of-his-majestys-ambassador-to-mauritania-guy-harrison 2024-11-12T08:00:02+00:00 Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Mauritania: Guy Harrison Mr Guy Harrison has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in succession to Mr Colin Wells. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/regionally-led-solutions-are-the-most-effective-way-to-create-lasting-peace-and-stability-in-the-sahel-uk-statement-at-the-security-council 2023-05-16T16:30:43+01:00 Regionally-led solutions are the most effective way to create lasting peace and stability in the Sahel: UK statement at the Security Council Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on the Sahel. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-to-host-african-investment-summit-in-april-2024 2023-03-09T10:44:00+00:00 UK to host African Investment Summit in April 2024 The Prime Minister will host a UK-African Investment Summit in London on 23 to 24 April 2024. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-backs-africas-ambitious-continental-free-trade-initiative 2022-03-29T16:15:00+01:00 UK backs Africa’s ambitious continental free trade initiative The UK is to support the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area, the world's largest free trade area initiative. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-mauritania-colin-wells 2021-03-08T09:00:11+00:00 Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Mauritania: Colin Wells Mr Colin Wells has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in succession to Mr Simon Boyden. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/37th-universal-periodic-review-uk-statement-on-mauritania 2021-01-19T10:41:00+00:00 37th Universal Periodic Review: UK statement on Mauritania Rita French, UK Ambassador for Human Rights, delivered this statement on Mauritania at the 37th Session of Universal Periodic Review (UPR), sharing recommendations to improve their human rights record. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/mauritania-call-for-proposals-to-enhance-covid-19-response 2020-08-13T12:03:00+01:00 Mauritania: call for proposals to enhance COVID-19 response The British Embassy Nouakchott announces a call for project proposals under the FCO’s COVID-19 Enabling Fund. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/africa-minister-champions-uk-leadership-to-help-educate-girls-and-end-preventable-deaths--2 2020-03-01T10:17:00+00:00 Africa Minister champions UK leadership to help educate girls and end preventable deaths Minister for Africa James Duddridge meets Sahel leaders and partners, championing the UK’s role in girls' education and ending preventable deaths. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/g5-efforts-to-combat-instability-in-the-sahel 2019-11-20T23:02:14+00:00 G5 efforts to combat instability in the Sahel Statement by Ambassador Jonathan Allen, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Security Council briefing on the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/mauritanian-election-results-ministerial-statement 2019-07-01T14:55:31+01:00 Mauritanian election results: Ministerial statement Andrew Murrison congratulates Mauritanian President-elect Mohamed Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed El Ghazouani. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-mauritania-february-2019 2019-02-14T00:00:00+00:00 Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Mauritania: February 2019 Mr Simon Boyden has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/minister-baldwin-speech-on-uk-africa-relations 2018-06-26T11:31:00+01:00 Minister Baldwin speech on UK-Africa relations Minister for Africa Harriett Baldwin spoke at the British Foreign Policy Group about the future of the UK's partnership with Africa. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-mauritania-in-may-2018 2018-05-10T17:15:04+01:00 Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Mauritania in May 2018 Mr Samuel Thomas has been appointed Her Majesty’s first ever resident Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/penny-mordaunt-represents-uk-prime-minister-at-sahel-conference 2018-02-23T14:10:08+00:00 Penny Mordaunt represents UK Prime Minister at Sahel Conference The International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt has reiterated the UK’s commitment to working with European partners to support the Sahel area of Africa to fight extremism and poverty, at a major conference in Brussel� tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/applications-for-2016-2017-chevening-scholarships-now-open 2015-10-14T14:46:52+01:00 Applications for 2016/ 2017 Chevening Scholarships now open Chevening Scholarships, which are funded by the UK Government, will support students from Morocco and Mauritania who wish to study for a Masters in the UK tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-morocco 2015-06-02T00:00:00+01:00 Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Morocco: Karen Betts Karen Betts has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco and Non-Resident Ambassador to Mauritania. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/update-of-changes-to-birth-and-death-registration-overseas 2014-11-24T17:04:25+00:00 Update of Changes to Birth and Death registration overseas Phase three of the transfer to the UK, of overseas birth and death registrations of British Citizens will begin on 11 December. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/are-you-intending-to-transit-via-the-uk 2014-11-03T09:02:00+00:00 Are you intending to transit via the UK? We have made some recent changes to our transit visa requirements. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/applications-for-201516-chevening-scholarships-now-open-in-morocco 2014-08-08T09:28:00+01:00 Applications for 2015/16 Chevening Scholarships now open in Morocco and Mauritania Chevening Scholarships, which are funded by the UK Government, will support students from Morocco and Mauritania who wish to study for a Masters in the UK tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/chevening-scholarship-places-in-developing-countries-tripled-for-201516 2014-04-08T15:23:00+01:00 Chevening Scholarship places in developing countries tripled for 2015/16 The Budget announced on 19 March included a tripling of Chevening places in developing countries for the 2015-16 academic year.