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Mr Guy Harrison has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in succession to Mr Colin Wells.
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on the Sahel.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Prime Minister will host a UK-African Investment Summit in London on 23 to 24 April 2024.
The UK is to support the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area, the world's largest free trade area initiative.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Mr Colin Wells has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in succession to Mr Simon Boyden.
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.
The British Embassy Nouakchott announces a call for project proposals under the FCO’s COVID-19 Enabling Fund.
Minister for Africa James Duddridge meets Sahel leaders and partners, championing the UK’s role in girls' education and ending preventable deaths.
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
Andrew Murrison congratulates Mauritanian President-elect Mohamed Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed El Ghazouani.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Mr Simon Boyden has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
Minister for Africa Harriett Baldwin spoke at the British Foreign Policy Group about the future of the UK's partnership with Africa.
Mr Samuel Thomas has been appointed Her Majesty’s first ever resident Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
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…
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
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Karen Betts has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco and Non-Resident Ambassador to Mauritania.
Phase three of the transfer to the UK, of overseas birth and death registrations of British Citizens will begin on 11 December.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
We have made some recent changes to our transit visa requirements.
The Budget announced on 19 March included a tripling of Chevening places in developing countries for the 2015-16 academic year.
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