President of Republic Receives MCC Vice President

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On 1 March, in Nouakchott, His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, the President of the Republic,  received Ms. Alicia Phillips Mandaville, the Vice President of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).

The talks focused on the various aspects of cooperation between Mauritania and MCC, which selected our country to be eligible for assistance from its threshold program, following the participation of the President of the Republic in the US-Africa Summit, which took place last December in Washington.

In a statement to the Mauritanian news agency shortly after the meeting, Ms. Mandaville thanked the President of the Republic for the hospitality and the very productive conversation on the next stages of cooperation between Mauritania and her institution. She explained that the selection of Mauritania followed the measures taken by the country to fight against human trafficking and slavery.

She added, “The MCC is pleased to see the Mauritanian government continue its reform efforts”. The MCC Vice President noted that her visit made it possible to define with the Mauritanian government joint action to strengthen the country’s political performance and meet the development needs of the Mauritanian people through the creation of conditions for inclusive and sustainable growth.

She affirmed that the next step will be the analysis stage which will last three to four months to identify the constraints to the economic growth of the country. She added that his analysis will be carried out jointly by the MCC and the Mauritanian government while soliciting the contribution of the private sector and civil society.

Ms. Mandaville said she was happy to know the views of the whole society on the obstacles that prevent growth in Mauritania. “Over the next few weeks, a team of MCC technicians will work with the Mauritanian government, civil society, and the private sector to understand these constraints so that together we can develop an effective program for the Mauritanian people,” as she put it.