Newscenter Media News North-west African country Mauritania is another beneficiary of financial assistance from the European Union (EU) European Peace Facility (EPF).
A new 20 million euro ($21.5 million) assistance measure, announced by the Council of the EU on 24 March, is the third to the former French colony and will see the country acquire military equipment.
Previous assistance measures totalled 27 million euros and were adopted in December 2022 and July 2024. The measures, according to the statement, support efforts of the Mauritanian armed forces to promote stability in the Sahel, counter the risk of destabilisation and protect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Mauritania and its civilian population against internal and external aggression.
Part of the overall assistance package sees the EU providing military activity capacity on land and sea by way of surveillance, deterrence and/or operations.
The latest – and final – assistance measure is complementary and will see the Mauritanian landward force acquire mobile land surveillance equipment with the navy adding a second patrol boat to its fleet strength.
The equipment, according to the EU, will support the Mauritanian Armed Forces’ efforts to increase situational awareness on national territory. It will also contribute to a permanent presence at sea off the country’s 750 km coastline to support maritime security in co-operation with the YARIS (Yaoundé Architecture Regional Information System).
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