DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 25 | MAURITANIA Abdel Aziz goes to jail 6th December 2023 The trial of former putschist turned president may hold lessons for a new generation of coup-makers The sentencing of Mauritania's former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to five years in jail for corruption is partly about putschists falling out – a storyline which looks... READ FOR FREE
Vol 64 No 25 | MAURITANIAEUROPEAN UNION Cash for no influence 14th December 2023 A year after a handful of MEPs and European Parliament officials were arrested and €1.5 million in cash seized by police, the Qatargate 'cash-for-influence' scandal has also exposed...
DISPATCHES Vol 64 No 8 | MAURITANIA Ould Abdel Aziz's trial for grand corruption sets precedent 11th April 2023 Former President has ducked questions about the origins of his US$70 million personal fortune The groundbreaking trial of ex-President and coup leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz opened in Nouakchott on 6 April with his pleading not guilty to charges of illicit enrichment... READ FOR FREE
