Violent clashes between police and protesters killed at least three people in Mauritania this week, as demonstrations gripped the country following the re-election of President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, Africanews reported. On Monday, protests erupted across the northwestern African country after the electoral commission declared Ghazouani the...
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In 2019, the former president of the West African country of Mauritania, Ould Abdel Aziz, respected his country’s term limits and quit his job – even though he came to power in a coup. It was the first successful, peaceful transfer of power ever in...
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Voters in Mauritania cast ballots in parliamentary and local government elections on May 13 and will do so again on May 27. The two rounds of voting are the first since President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani assumed power four years ago. They will become a mandate...
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Mauritania began trying former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz for graft this week in a landmark trial for the Sahel country where prosecutions against former leaders are unprecedented, Agence France-Presse reported. Aziz and nine other defendants, including prime ministers, are facing a slew of charges including...
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