UAE – Mubasher: The UAE has financed investment and development projects in Mauritania with $2 billion, alongside with a soft loan, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on Sunday.

This came under the directives of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE president, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, to strengthen the Emirati- Mauritanian relations.