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The British Embassy in Nouakchott maintains and develops relations between the UK and Mauritania.
Mr Colin Wells has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in succession to Mr Simon Boyden.
The Prime Minister will host a UK-African Investment Summit in London on 23 to 24 April 2024.
We have made some recent changes to our transit visa requirements.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
An overview of Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) development activity in the Sahel.
List of English-speaking medical facilities for British nationals in Mauritania.
List of English-speaking lawyers and notaries for British nationals in Mauritania.
Mr Simon Boyden has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
Mr Samuel Thomas has been appointed Her Majesty’s first ever resident Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
This page includes summaries of Conflict, Stability and Security Fund programmes in the Africa region.
The UK is to support the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area, the world's largest free trade area initiative.
Explanation of the legal and prison system to British nationals imprisoned in Mauritania.
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on the Sahel.
Information for British nationals who are survivors of rape and sexual assault in Mauritania
An overview of Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) development activity with Mauritania.
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
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
The British Embassy Nouakchott announces a call for project proposals under the FCO’s COVID-19 Enabling Fund.
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