As Türkiye strengthens its mutually beneficial economic cooperation with African nations, Mauritania stands out as one of the continent’s most promising investment destinations
At the recently concluded 5th Türkiye-Africa Business and Economic Forum (TABEF 2025) held in Istanbul, a senior Mauritanian official from the Office of the Prime Minister underscored the country’s determination to attract Turkish investors and strengthen bilateral trade partnerships.
Representing the Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritania, which operates under the Prime Ministry, Ghalia Sweyeh, highlighted the nation’s vast untapped resources and improving investment environment.
“It was a great pleasure for us to attend the Türkiye-Africa business Forum to promote Mauritania as a key investment destination,” she said.
“We attended as representatives from various ministries - digitalization, trade, and the private sector all who came to show that Mauritania is open for business.
She noted that Mauritania’s economy demonstrates strong resilience, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic, with opportunities emerging across productive sectors such as livestock, fisheries, agriculture, and mining.
“We have great potential with more than 29 million heads of cattle, abundant marine resources, and vast mineral wealth. These are among the investment opportunities we showcased to our Turkish counterparts and international partners,” she said.
Ghalia emphasized that Mauritania’s geostrategic position, bridging North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, and the Middle East provides a natural gateway for investors seeking cross-regional access.
“What makes us open for business is indeed our strategic positioning and our continuous efforts to improve the business climate,” she explained.
“We have reformed our investment code, modernized our regulatory frameworks, and introduced new incentives to attract investors.”
Deepening cooperations
Over 4,000 business leaders, investors, policymakers, and entrepreneurs from across Africa attended TABEF 2025, where it served as a platform for governments and private sector leaders to discuss deepening trade, investment, and cultural ties between Türkiye and the African continent.
Reflecting on her experience engaging with Turkish business leaders, the Mauritanian representative said, “We have noticed that physical presence plays a key role; engaging directly with people from different sectors, learning from their experiences, and sharing our own reforms to make Mauritania’s business climate favorable. This forum has yielded important strategic steps that we believe will bring concrete results in the near future.”
Highlighting the broader geopolitical significance of the Türkiye-Africa partnership, she added that Mauritania’s relationship with Türkiye is built on historic, cultural, and developmental cooperation.
“Türkiye is one of the countries closest to us - historically and culturally, more than many in Europe or America,” she said. “Since Türkiye’s opening to Africa in 2002, we’ve built strong ties in education, training, and trade, which make collaboration easier.”
Ghalia also pointed to the rising relevance of green hydrogen and renewable energy investments.
Global interest on Africa
“Africa today should be attracting everyone,” she said. “We have the fastest-growing economies and abundant resources. If you look at green hydrogen, for instance, the sources used to produce it, wind and solar are in Mauritania. These are just a few examples of why cooperation with Türkiye and Africa is truly win-win.”
As Mauritania positions itself as an emerging hub for sustainable investment, its participation in TABEF 2025 reflects a growing consensus among African states: that Türkiye’s partnership offers a pragmatic, long-term pathway toward shared growth, technology transfer, and industrial transformation.
