Mauritania Forms New Government, Replaces Several Ministers
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The new government included amendments to a number of ministerial portfolios, notably defence, the interior, health, and Islamic affairs, while a number of former government ministers, including the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Justice, Finance, Equipment, Metals, Industry, Trade, and Tourism, kept their portfolios. According to the Mauritanian News Agency, the new government has 29 ministerial portfolios, with Mohamed Ould Abdel Fattah taking…
The composition of the new Mauritanian government was revealed on the evening of Saturday, 10 October. Returned to office the day before by the Head of State, outgoing Prime Minister Moctar Ould Diay set up a team of 29 ministers. Involved in the fires of the two power plants in Somelec that occurred at the end of August in Nouakchott, the outgoing Minister of Energy, Mohamed Ould Khaled, is not part of it.
The composition of the new government was announced in Nouakchott under the chairmanship of Mukhtar Ould Ajay, who was commissioned last Friday by the President of the Republic, Mohamed Ould Sheikh Al-Fagorani, to form it again hours after the resignation of his Government.
Nouakchott – Al-Quds Al-Arabi: The new Mauritanian government has failed to dispel the unease among those who were expecting a major overhaul. Instead, it has sparked debate about the political messages behind its formation. Amid calls on social media for President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani to "clean up the slate" and select new, competent figures, and the decision to retain the majority of the team, media opponents of the regime offered a m…
Presby-Nouakchott. On Sunday, Mauritania announced a new Government configuration, headed by Mokhtar Ould Ajay, comprising 29 ministers, which has undergone extensive changes, including the departure of 10 ministers from the previous Government.
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