Mauritanian President humiliates Polisario chief at inauguration

Mauritanian re-elected president Ould Ghazouani gave Algeria’s proxy and chief of the Polisario separatist front, Brahim Ghali, an indifferent and ultra-quick hand flutter and rejected to pose for a photo with him as he did with all the guests attending his inauguration.

The gesture indicates that Mauritania had acted under its bully neighbor Algeria which sent the Polisario chief on board of an Algerian presidential airplane.

The moment was captured on camera showing an apathetic encounter and a humiliated Ghali.

Mauritania, under Ghazouani, has adopted a neutral stand maintaining good ties with its first African trading partner Morocco, while trying to not cede too much to a military-dominated Algeria.

The African Union has recently dealt a painful blow to Algeria and the Polisario in deciding that only UN-member states can participate in meetings involving the Union and its global partners.