Mauritania 1448 AH Hajj Pact Signed as President Ghazouani COP31 Türkiye Visit Begins
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The Arab Post
- . November 11, 2026
- . Update: November 11, 2026 2:52 pm
This week Nouakchott’s foreign policy was brought into focus, as the world was grappling with high-level events in both the Middle East and Europe. 1448 AH Hajj pact, The officials reached a crucial agreement between Mauritania and Saudi Arabia for the Hajj on Monday, November 9, 2026 in Jeddah.
The Mauritanian President arrived in Antalya, Türkiye less than 24 hours later. He’s attending the Antalya COP31 climate summit with world leaders to discuss the worsening crises in the environment.
Securing the Mauritania 1448 AH Hajj Pact
The Mauritania 1448 AH Hajj pact was formalized by the Minister for Islamic Affairs and Indigenous Education for Mauritania, Sidi El-Hajj Al-Da’ab Aye during his Saudi Arabian visit. The historic bilateral agreement was inked along with Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah.
This executive treaty puts in place a complete logistical, administrative and accommodation plan for the Mauritanian pilgrims. It will help coordinate activities in advance of the upcoming Islamic pilgrimage season.
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said these quotas for Hums are just part of a broader kingdom-wide program that will be completed early. Advanced digital systems are being actively used to optimize the various stages of the operational processes of the 1448 AH and enhance the overall pilgrim experience.
President Ghazouani COP31 Türkiye Arrival
At the same time, religious affairs progressed in Jeddah and Mauritania’s executive branch focused on international environmental policy. On Tuesday morning at the beginning of the month, on November 10, 2026, the President, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, left Nouakchott.
The President is accompanied by an honorable delegation, headed by the First Lady and Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, the Mauritanian News Agency (AMI) reported. They are formally taking part in the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
With President Ghazouani COP31 Türkiye coming to the Sahel region, there is a need now to urgently mobilise financial resources from the international community. As MADAR News reports, Mauritania is suffering the impacts of severe desertification, coastal erosion and the lack of reliable weather forecasts in a way that is disproportionate to other regions.
Participants from Africanews highlight the importance of African leaders being present at such summits to negotiate fair climate financing in Africa, alongside other global networks.
The Mauritanian government is pursuing a very effective foreign policy, as it was able to get the Mauritania 1448 AH Hajj pact, and actively attend the climate summit Antalya COP31. These parallel conflicts enable it to tend toward the spiritual and logistical well-being of its citizens overseas, and to promote the country’s environmental well-being on the global stage.
View this video of a Minister of Awqaf signing an agreement with Saudi authorities for the Hajj arrangements for this year’s season of 1448 AH and witness a procedure similar to this one going on throughout the region.
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