Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye met with Mauritania's newly appointed Energy Minister Mohamed Ould Abdel Vetah on October 15, 2026, to advance regional energy cooperation, including the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim gas project and OMVS initiatives between the two nations.

UN envoy Staffan de Mistura seeks to break a five-decade Western Sahara deadlock after the Security Council endorsed Morocco's autonomy plan in October 2025, with Washington pushing hard for regional reconciliation to stabilize critical Atlantic maritime routes.