Vol 60 No 13 | MAURITANIA Ghazouani’s modest mandate 28th June 2019 Ex-President Abdel Aziz has smoothly slipped his placeman into his old job while a reinvigorated opposition failed and the world turned away Opposition leaders were left with much to ponder after the 22 June presidential election handed Mohamed Ould Cheikh el Ghazouani outright victory on the first ballot with 52%...
Vol 60 No 12 | MAURITANIA Unchanging of the guard 14th June 2019 Mohamed Ould Cheikh el Ghazouani has reason to be confident as he approaches presidential elections on 22 June. An ally of retiring President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, the...
Vol 60 No 3 | MAURITANIA President says au revoir 8th February 2019 Abdel Aziz looks ready to stand down, but he is keeping a tight rein on power and may yet decide to return The announcement that Defence Minister Mohamed Ould Cheikh el Ghazouani is to be the ruling Union pour la République (UPR) candidate in this year's presidential elections has ended...
Vol 59 No 17 | MAURITANIA Putting it to the vote again 31st August 2018 All the main opposition groups are set to participate in the legislative, municipal and regional polls set for 1 and 15 September, ending what for many was a...
Vol 58 No 17 | MAURITANIA Abdel Aziz way 25th August 2017 President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has secured a 'Yes' vote in a referendum on abolishing the upper chamber of the country's parliament and changing the national flag. It...
Vol 58 No 2 | MAURITANIA Out with the Ould 20th January 2017 The promise of the President's retirement will dominate politics as the opposition seeks to create a broad alliance Politics in Mauritania could be radically reshaped in the months ahead if talks between the opposition Forum national pour la démocratie et l'unité (FNDU) and the grassroots anti-slavery...
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...
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...
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 monopolises the political...
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...