Africa: Why Mauritania's Crucial Referendum May Only Be the First of Many

1 August 2017
analysis

"What is really important to [President Aziz] is to have direct and unconditional access to the constitution to modify it as he pleases."

On 5 August, Mauritanians will vote in a constitutional referendum that could see power further centralised in the presidency. Opposition groups strongly oppose the proposed amendments, warning that they would remove crucial checks on power and pave the way for President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to run for a third term in 2019.

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