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Rabat – Following the recent cooperation agreement between Rabat and Nouakchott, Morocco is set to finance and train 1500 young Mauritanians between 2021 and 2023.
The Moroccan Ministry of the Interior, the council of the Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region, and the Nouakchott region will jointly co-finance the integration program, according to Mauritanian news outlet Anbaa Info.
The project, launched on December 23 in Nouakchott, aims to curb unemployment among Mauritanian youth.
In April, the two countries signed a cooperation agreement in the fields of youth, urban planning, environment, and decentralization.
Since the establishment of Morocco-Mauritania bilateral relations, the two countries have been enjoying fruitful cooperation in several sectors. The nations have reiterated their determination to boost ties at different levels, especially in trade and diplomatic cooperation.
Earlier this year, Moroccan FM Nasser Bourita met with his Mauritanian counterpart Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed to discuss means to strengthen economic ties.
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Both countries are also engaged in the UN-led political process to solve the Western Sahara conflict.
Amid recent fake news shared by Algerian media about Morocco’s alleged targeting of Algerian trucks, the Mauritanian National Army denied the news, calling for the media in question to “be accurate in giving information, and to be careful in dealing with suspicious news sources.”
In November 2019, the Moroccan government financed the renovation of a former youth center and the construction of a multidisciplinary stadium in the Mauritanian capital.
According to statistics from the Observatory of Economic Complexity, Moroccan exports to Mauritania have increased by 14.6% annually in the last 24 years.
In 2019, Morocco exported $205 million (MAD 1.8 billion) to Mauritania, with insulated wires, processed fish, and paper containers as the main products.
Meanwhile, Mauritania’s exports to Morocco reached $3.64 million (MAD 32 million) in the same year. Its main exports include non-fillet fresh fish, mollusks, and non-fillet frozen fish.
