President's Shooting Reveals Mauritania Under a Military Regime
While many of the details of the shooting remain unknown, and some accounts are contradictory, for those who have followed country's politics, it was only a matter of time before another attempt on President Abdel Aziz's life was made, writes Boubacar N'Diaye, associate professor of Africana studies and political science at the College of Wooster in Ohio, USA.
President Abdel Aziz in his French hospital bed after being shot in an apparent accident.
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Mauritania: President Shot 'Accidentally'
Radio France Internationale, 14 October 2012
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Aziz is to be flown to Paris for medical treatment Sunday after being shot by a military unit, sources say. read more »
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Mauritania: Mauritanian President Shot, Flown to Paris
Magharebia, 14 October 2012
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was flown to Paris Sunday (October 14th), a day after he was shot while returning to Nouakchott from his week-end retreat in Tweila. read more »
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Mauritania: Security Forces Put On Alert
Magharebia, 11 October 2012
Rumours of an impending al-Qaeda attack have Nouakchott residents on edge. read more »
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Mauritania: Mauritanian President Recovering in Paris
Magharebia, 16 October 2012
What some called an "accidental" shooting of the Mauritanian president may be linked to his long-standing campaign against al-Qaeda, some observers say. read more »
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Mauritania: We Shot the President. Accidentally. (but We Didn't Shoot the Deputy.) (analysis)
Daily Maverick, 15 October 2012
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Western Sahara: President Wishes Quick Recovery for Mauritanian Counterpart Following Painful Accident
Sahara Press Service, 14 October 2012
The President of the Republic and Secretary General of the Frente Polisario, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, has sent a letter to His Excellency Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of ... read more »
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"When one lives long enough, one may hear almost every story", I was told. Else, how can a President get shot accidentally? As if one does not know the standard security procedures surrounding Presidents of Countries.