Vol 57 No 13 | MAURITANIA From putschist to third termer 24th June 2016 The President trumpets his successes as he tries for a third term, but oppositionists and outsiders see things very differently Two years into his second term as President, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is promoting Mauritania as a key pillar of regional security. He enjoys warm relations with neighbouring states...
Vol 55 No 13 | MAURITANIA Ould alliance 27th June 2014 President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz surprised no one with his re-election on 22 June. That gives him a second five-year term with 81.89% of the vote. His campaign focused on providin...
Vol 55 No 2 | MAURITANIA Abdel Aziz plays it safe 24th January 2014 The President will hold the political ring while coopting minor politicians and parties, but he’s keeping out of the regional operation in Mali Although the ruling Union pour la République suffered setbacks in some smaller regions in last year’s general election, it has consolidated its grip and still monopoli...
Vol 54 No 13 | MAURITANIA Abdel Aziz's uncertain grip 20th June 2013 The President has tried to help the West while not riling his own public. He faces plenty of opposition, but it is unfocused President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz returned to Nouakchott in the second week in June, following yet another medical check-up in France after being wounded in the stomach in October ...
Vol 54 No 2 | MAURITANIA Nouakchott on the spot 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...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 4 | MAURITANIACHINA Victory for local fishermen 11th February 2013 A US$100 million investment in Mauritania is in the balance after the Nouakchott authorities suspended a contract with a Chinese fishery. Officials from the Ministry of Fishing and...
Vol 53 No 21 | MAURITANIA Aziz’s power game 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 President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is navigating a delicate course across the region’s geopolitical minefield. Mauritania is not a member of the Economic Community of West African S...
Vol 53 No 21 | MAURITANIA Handling the opposition 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 ...
Vol 53 No 19 | MALIMAURITANIA Dead preachers poser 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 s...
Vol 51 No 19 | MALIMAURITANIANIGER Niger, Mauritania, Mali: the politics 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 democr...
