Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, Mauritanian President Ould Cheikh Ghazouani, Burundian leader Evariste Ndayishimiye and Guyanese President Irfaan Aliamong also attended the banquet with Xi and Eder.

Source: https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1139389/eder-xi-chengdu

One of the Presidential Campaigns had in one of its public engagements cast aspersions on the Mauritanian heritage of the VP candidate who is a Nigerian from Kaduna State.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/01/peter-obis-vp-candidate-datti-weeps-on-national-tv-over-insults-to-family/

The Mauritanian government acknowledges the significance of the issue and has initiated a feasibility study to renovate Nouakchott’s port and establish a special economic zone to accommodate both local and foreign companies.

Source: https://www.africanews.it/english/mauritanias-80gw-hydrogen-pipeline-piques-interest-by-germany-world-bank-and-others/