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Mauritania: President Sacks Prime Minister, Reshuffles Cabinet After Corruption Report
RFI, 11 August 2020
Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani announced a new cabinet shuffle on Sunday, in light of the release of a Parliamentary Enquiry report (CEP) into corruption during the… Read more »
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Mauritania: President Appoints New Cabinet
allAfrica, 10 August 2020
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has appointed veteran public administrator Mohamed Ould Bilal as Prime Minister hours after the previous government resigned amid an… Read more »
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Mauritania: Mauritania Passes Law On False Publication Amidst Crackdown On Online Dissent
MFWA, 10 August 2020
Authorities in Mauritania have arrested a journalist, an opposition politician and number of citizens in a recent clampdown on freedom of expression online that includes the… Read more »
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Mauritania: President Should Lead Reform Process
HRW, 1 August 2020
Celebrate Year in Office with Pledge to End Repressive Laws, Protect Women's Rights Read more »
Mauritania Cracks Down On Dissent Amid Corruption Findings
The National Assembly has approved a new law to deal with the publication of "false information on social media'', prompting criticism from some opposition parliamentarians and human rights activists who cite several "ambiguities" and "inexactitudes". President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has in the meantime appointed Mohamed Ould Bilal as Prime Minister, hours after the previous government resigned amid an investigation into high-level corruption.
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The "terrible reality" of the disastrous crisis in the Sahel results from the interlinking of multiple conflicts, according to Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, a veteran retired United ... Read more »
