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Mauritania: Former President’s case will be referred to Constitutional Council

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The Nouakchott Court of Appeal has approved a request from the defense team of former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to refer his case to the Constitutional Council. This request, granted during the first hearing on the matter, seeks a ruling on possible violations of Article 93 of the Constitution and Article 2 of the […]
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Mauritania: Appeal trial of former President Ould Abdel Aziz opens

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The appeal trial of former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz opened Wednesday in Nouakchott. He is accused of abusing his power to amass a huge fortune. The former Head of State, who ruled this largely desert country of 4.5 million people from 2008 to 2019, was sentenced at first instance to 5 years in […]
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Libya: World Powers rejected appointment of former Mauritanian President as UN/UA envoy to Libya- Chadian leader

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World Powers have brushed aside the UN and the African Union’s proposal to appoint former Mauritanian leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz as their joint Special Envoy to Libya, Chadian President Idriss Deby told Jeune Afrique magazine. The Chadian leader in an interview with the Paris-based magazine did not name the refusing powers, which are very […]