European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen who was accompanied at her meetings with President Mohamed Ould Cheikh el Ghazouani in Nouakchott last week by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has promised to double humanitarian assistance for Mauritania including support to refugees from Mali as part of a 'common roadmap' on migration management with Mauritania that officials say will be finalised in the coming weeks...

He has extensively consulted Sahelian partners particularly his trusted allies Presidents Mohamed Bazoum Mohamed Ould Cheikh el Ghazouani and Roch Kaboré of Niger Mauritania and Burkina Faso respectively over the shape of the redeployment (AC Vol 62 No 15 Burkina without Barkhane)...

Visiting NATO's Brussels headquarters on 14 January Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Cheikh el Ghazouani forcefully and publicly praised Barkhane...

Abdel Aziz is believed to be furious at what he sees as betrayal by the ruling Union Pour la République (UPR) which he founded and current President Mohamed Ould Cheikh el Ghazouani whom he picked...

It could indicate an unprecedented liberalisation of the political scene by President Mohamed Ould Cheikh el Ghazouani...

Two non-ECOWAS member states were on-hand to offer help: Chad's President Idriss Déby Itno and Mauritania's Mohamed Ould Cheikh el Ghazouani...

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% of the vote...

Mohamed Ould Cheikh el Ghazouani has reason to be confident as he approaches presidential elections on 22 June...