On the sidelines of the 8th edition of the Algerian Products and Services Fair in Nouakchott, twenty‑seven agreements were concluded last Thursday between Algerian and Mauritanian economic operators in several strategic sectors, confirming the ongoing momentum to strengthen the economic partnership between the two countries.
The agreements cover a range of strategic fields, indicating, according to the same source, “continued success” of this economic event in consolidating Algerian–Mauritanian cooperation.
Among the main contracts signed was a commercial agreement worth 15 million dollars by the company Elsewedy Cables. In addition, the Algerian firm Sym‑Algeria Ham Motors, specialized in the manufacturing of motorcycles, recorded what the Ministry of External Trade and Export Promotion described in a statement as “exceptional” participation in the contracts concluded.
Algerian public enterprises were also present. The Sonarem Group, through its subsidiary ENOF, signed two memorandums of understanding on the export of several metallic materials to the Mauritanian market, including dolomite, bentonite used in drilling, and calcium carbonate, with the possibility of extending this cooperation later to other materials.
In the health‑services sector, the Algerian clinic El Azhar signed four memorandums of understanding and cooperation with public and private Mauritanian hospitals and clinics. The ministry’s statement indicated that this step reflects the growing presence of Algerian services abroad and the steadily rising confidence placed in Algerian medical expertise in the Mauritanian market, particularly in the areas of healthcare, medical care provision, and specialized hospital services.
The fair, which will run until 11 May, is expected to lead to further agreements and partnerships between economic operators from the two countries in several strategic sectors. The ministry assesses that this momentum confirms the increasingly important role of the fair as a concrete platform for cooperation and investment between Algeria and Mauritania.
The signing ceremony was attended by the Algerian ambassador to Mauritania, Amine Sid; senior officials from the Ministry of External Trade; a representative of the Algerian Council for Economic Renewal (CREA); the president of the Algerian–Mauritanian Business Council; representatives of the National Federation of Algerian Exporters; the president of the Mauritanian National Union of Employers (UNPM); the director general of the Investment Promotion Agency in Mauritania (APIM); and numerous economic actors from both countries, according to the ministry’s statement.
Concurrently with the fair, the Mauritanian Minister of Trade and Tourism, Zeineb Bent Ahmednah, received a delegation from the Algerian Ministry of External Trade, accompanied by the Algerian ambassador to Mauritania. The talks focused on strengthening economic ties and on the role of the fair in fostering partnerships between the two countries.