This is a list of international presidential trips made by Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, the 9th President of Mauritania, since taking office on 1 August 2019.
2019 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesOuagadougou13–14 SeptemberFirst international trip as president.Sochi23–24 OctoberAttended the 2019 Russia–Africa Summit.Dakar18–19 NovemberMet with President Macky Sall.
2020 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesParis13–17 JanuaryFirst European tour as president.London19–20 JanuaryContinuation of his European tour.Abu Dhabi2–3 FebruaryState visit. The UAE pledged $2 billion for Mauritanian development projects.Riyadh26–29 FebruaryMet with King Salman.
2021 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesBrussels14 JanuaryState visit. Held discussions with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel. Met with the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg.Niamey1–2 AprilAttended the inauguration ceremony of President Mohamed Bazoum.Paris17–18 MayAttended the Summit on the Financing of African Economies.Medina20–25 AugustVisited the Prophet's Mosque.London31 October – 2 NovemberState visit. Participated in the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).Jeddah23–25 NovemberOfficial visit. Held talks with Saudi officials.Algiers27–29 DecemberState visit. Met with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
2022 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesAddis Ababa3–6 FebruaryAttended the 35th African Union Summit.Madrid16–18 MarchState visit. Met with several Spanish politicians and discussed various conflicts happening around the world from the Mali Civil War to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.Abidjan9 MayAttended the 15th session of the Conference of the Parties for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).Cairo6–8 NovemberState visit. Participated in the work of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27).Rome1–3 DecemberState visit. Met with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.Riyadh7–9 DecemberState visit. Met with the President of China Xi Jinping during the China-Arab states summit.Washington, D.C.13–15 DecemberAttended the 2022 United States–Africa Leaders Summit.
2023 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesJeddah18–19 MayState visit.Cairo4–6 JuneWorking visit.Madrid20 JuneState visit. Held talks with King Felipe VI on efforts to counter terrorism and extremism in West Africa and the Sahel.Paris22–23 JuneAttended the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact.Beijing28–30 JulyState visit. Met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang.Abuja9–10 AugustAttended an ECOWAS summit.New York City18–26 SeptemberAttended the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.Brussels24 OctoberState visit.Medina12–13 NovemberOfficial visit to the Prophet’s Mosque.Abu Dhabi, Dubai30 November – 5 DecemberAttended COP28.
2024 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesAddis Ababa16–19 FebruaryAttended the 37th African Union Summit.Algiers22 FebruaryState visit. Met with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.Geneva26–28 MayOfficial visit to the WHO.Paris28–29 MayWorking visit. Met with President Emmanuel Macron.Beijing6 SeptemberAttended the 2024 Forum on China–Africa Cooperation.New York City21–24 SeptemberAttended the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.Paris2–5 OctoberAttended the 19th Francophonie Summit.Kazan22–24 OctoberAttended the 16th BRICS summit.Riyadh9–11 NovemberState visit.Baku11 NovemberAttended COP29.Rabat19 DecemberOfficial visit. Met with King Mohammed VI.
2025 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesMedina31 MayOfficial visit to the Prophet’s Mosque.Washington, D.C.9–11 JulyAttended a US–Africa mini-summit hosted by President Donald Trump.Medina15–16 SeptemberOfficial visit to the Prophet’s Mosque.Medina24–27 OctoberOfficial visit to the Prophet’s Mosque.Luanda24–25 NovemberAttended the 7th European Union–African Union Summit.
2026 CountryAreas visitedDate(s)NotesBrussels24–26 MarchState visit.Paris14–17 AprilState visit. Met with President Emmanuel Macron.Abu Dhabi25–26 AprilOfficial visit that underscored the deepening strategic partnership between the two countries at a time of heightened regional tension.Medina27–28 AprilOfficial visit to the Prophet’s Mosque.Doha14 JulyReceived by Amir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
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