In a comprehensive cabinet session, the Mauritanian government has approved a wide-ranging series of legislative and executive measures targeting fiscal reform, mining transparency, agricultural development, and environmental protection—marking a pivotal moment in the country’s path toward sustainable growth and governance.
At the heart of the session was the 2025 Revised Finance Bill, which adjusts initial budget projections to reflect actual revenue while safeguarding strategic development goals. These include the Priority Development Programme for Nouakchott and the national plan to expand access to essential local services. The revised budget is designed to align with President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani’s flagship initiative, “My Ambition for the Nation.”
The Council also ratified a €46.3 million financing agreement signed with the International Development Association (IDA) on 28 June 2025, aimed at enhancing public expenditure efficiency. The Public Financial Management Reform Support Programme (2025–2030) seeks to expand fiscal space while ensuring greater accountability, improved debt management, and better public service delivery.
A key structural reform includes amendments to the 2012 Mining Convention Law, modernizing the legal framework of the extractive sector. Revisions introduce a carbon tax, reinforce environmental compliance, mandate state participation in new mining ventures, and promote local content. Additionally, mining companies will be required to contribute 1% of net profits annually to national training and capacity-building programmes.
The Council further endorsed a decree for the creation of a public-private advisory firm, to support innovation, startups, infrastructure, and sustainable development across key sectors including agriculture, fisheries, transport, mining, and technology.
In agriculture, the Ministry of Food Sovereignty unveiled the 2025–2026 National Agricultural Campaign, setting ambitious production targets across rain-fed, irrigated, and horticultural sectors. The previous season saw yields of 135,417 tonnes of traditional cereals, 481,854 tonnes of rice, and 134,025 tonnes of vegetables. The new campaign anticipates expanded cultivation driven by favourable rainfall forecasts, increased mechanisation, and enhanced distribution of seeds and inputs.
Support measures include:
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Rehabilitation of 10 regional dams;
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Acquisition of 88 tractors and 1,500 animal traction units;
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Clearing of irrigation channels;
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Potato seed procurement;
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Construction of two cold storage facilities, with a third underway near Nouakchott;
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Distribution of hybrid vegetable seeds and solar water pumps.
Palm cultivation will be boosted with 8,000 elite vitroplants as part of the oases development plan.
The Ministry of Environment also announced the National Tree Week to be held from 31 July to 6 August 2025 under the theme “Let’s Unite for a Green Mauritania.” Activities will include tree planting, drone seeding, public awareness campaigns, and establishment of seven forest nurseries—under the patronage of President Ghazouani.
Two high-level appointments were also confirmed:
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Gen. Ahmed Ould Sidi Ould Tachfine, former Deputy Chief of the National Guard, as Technical Advisor to the Minister of the Interior;
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Lt. Col. Maouloud Samouri Lekweri as District Chief of Inal in Dakhlet-Nouadhibou.
These sweeping decisions reflect the government’s deepening commitment to transparency, economic modernization, environmental resilience, and national food sovereignty.
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