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He was jailed numerous times, and won plaudits from the United Nations and United States for his fight against slavery in Mauritania. He was the runner-up in 2014 and 2019 elections, securing ...
Nearly 2 million people go to the polls on Saturday in Mauritania, a vast desert nation in West Africa which positions itself as a strategic ally of the West in a region swept by coups and ...
Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has promised to accelerate investments to spur an energy and mining boom as he takes on six challengers in the June 29 presidential election.
The February 25th Movement is a Mauritanian youth group, named after the date of the beginning of Mauritania's protests, and led by anonymous individuals who organise protests chiefly via new-media sites. [1] The group also tries to attract members through more direct means, such as by distributing leaflets and posters. [2] [3]
Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 29 June 2024. [1] [2] Incumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani won re-election for his second and final term as president, increasing his vote share by four points.
For 18 years after independence, Mauritania was a one-party state under Moktar Ould Daddah. This was followed by decades of military rule. The first fully democratic presidential election in Mauritania occurred on 11 March 2007, which marked a transfer from military to civilian rule following the military coup in 2005.
Under Aziz's presidency, Mauritania saw notable increases in individual rights and freedoms that ranked among the best in the Arab world, despite the persistence of various economic and social issues, such as high levels of corruption, lack of adequate and appropriate employment opportunities (among young adults and highly educated individuals ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. Country in Northwest Africa This article is about the modern country. For the ancient kingdom, see Mauretania. For other uses, see Mauretania (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Mauritius or Mauritiana. Islamic Republic of Mauritania ...