Energy & Resources Recognition: Mauritania’s Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Mohamed Ould Khaled, received the African Leadership Excellence Award in New York for energy leadership and strategic resource governance. Development Finance: Mauritania and the World Bank/IDA signed a $30m financing agreement (budget support) to back development policy, while the Prime Minister pushed faster progress on Millennium Challenge Corporation indicators. Governance & Transparency: EITI praised Mauritania’s extractive-industry transparency work, including revenue forecasting for gas and green hydrogen, and highlighted leadership by stakeholders. Industry & Innovation Partnerships: The Finance Minister met UNIDO’s innovation and manufacturing leadership to support Mauritania’s industrial strategy, and a World Bank mission in Nouakchott discussed decentralization and productive medium-sized cities. Regional Trade & Infrastructure: Morocco and Mauritania signed an agreement to rehabilitate and widen the Nouakchott–Nouadhibou road link via Km 55 to boost trade flows. Green Hydrogen Pipeline: GreenGo Energy and Shuangliang signed an MoU to advance megaton green ammonia projects in Mauritania toward bankable studies and FEED. Tourism Pulse: A new batch of French tourists arrived in Atar, supporting local economic activity.