- Vol 54 No 2
- 18th January 2013
Under pressure from both the jihadists and France, President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is fast losing all semblance of neutrality. For now, his position seems secure but the regional crisis will put him under domestic, as well as international, pressure.
- Vol 53 No 21
- 19th October 2012
President Abdel Aziz uses the threat of jihadist forces as a way of fending off pressure to hold elections and make concessions to opposition parties
- Vol 53 No 21
- 19th October 2012
Despite official promises of elections, President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz’s government has shown no serious signs of holding any. The opposition is not united and does not present a political threat. In late July, Interior Minister Mohamed Ould Boilil ann...
- Vol 53 No 19
- 21st September 2012
The handling of the killing by Malian troops of 16 Islamic preachers, nine of them Mauritanian, threatens the delicate balance between the interim regime and the army, say Bamako sources.
- Vol 51 No 19
- 24th September 2010
For Niger, the crisis with Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) comes as the military regime that overthrew President Mamadou Tandja last February approaches the return of democracy.
- Vol 50 No 15
- 24th July 2009
General Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz's victory in the 18 July presidential election confirmed that the former Bataillon de la Sécurité Presidentielle commander turned coup leader will reinvigorate the hopes of putschists across Africa. Although ...
- Vol 50 No 1
- 9th January 2009
Nouakchott is more dependent than ever on Arab donors
- Vol 49 No 17
- 22nd August 2008
President Abdallahi's sacking of top soldiers led to the return
of military rule after little more than a year of democracy
- Vol 48 No 10
- 11th May 2007
After the freest post-Independence elections, the government
faces worsening social divisions and a troubled oil sector
- Vol 48 No 7
- 30th March 2007
Independent candidate Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi squeaked to victory in Mauritania's 25 March presidential elections.