Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz

Defenders of Hollande's strategy insist that transparency human rights and democracy remain important but in the current security environment France believes it cannot shun key strategic partners such as President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania or Idriss Déby Itno of Chad who it sees as key partners in crisis zones such as the Sahel and CAR...

President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz surprised no one with his re-election on 22 June...

' A ceasefire between government and MNLA brokered by the current African Union Chairman visiting Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is now in place...

Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou the Acting Chairman of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma the President of the African Union Commission and Nigeria's former President Olusegun Obasanjo all attended...

IBK's earlier visit to Mauritania brought agreement on a new security pact with President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz...

President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz will offer development projects and minor ministerial seats to maintain an inclusive multi-party image for his government...

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 2012 (AC Vol 53 No 21 Aziz's power game)...

Under pressure from both the jihadists and France President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is fast losing all semblance of neutrality...

The announcement of the contract’s suspension was made by President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz himself in early January...

Mauritania’s military is in crisis after the purportedly accidental shooting of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (see Feature Aziz's power game)...