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Vol 66 No 13

Published 27th June 2025


Mauritania

Aziz falls – while his closest ally thrives

Jailed for corruption, the ex-president has lost his battle with his former right-hand man and the political elite continues to consolidate power

In Nouakchott’s cafés, where political debates simmer beneath the whir of ceiling fans, the sentencing of former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to 15 years for corruption barely raised an eyebrow. The capital – sprawling, sunbaked, and ever-pragmatic – has seen its share of coups, scandals, and abrupt political shifts. But the patterns of Mauritania’s power politics have changed little over time.

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