First Independent Mena Newspaper
Mauritania’s Coalition of the Democratic Opposition (COD) has approved the appointment of Moussa Fall as president of the Commission responsible for overseeing the country’s national dialogue. The coalition announced its decision on Tuesday, July 28, saying it had mandated its president, Noureddine Ould Mohamedou, to formally communicate the approval to the Minister Secretary General of […]
The UN has called the Mauritanian regime and opposition to open direct talks in order to overcome the socio-political crisis, which has been gripping the country for many years, hindering the country’s development and economic growth. Both camps have been in finger-pointing game since 2009, year when Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was sworn in as […]
Presidential elections in Mauritania are scheduled to take place in June according to a government decree despite differences between the opposition parties and the ruling party. The opposition has doubts over the transparency and the credibility of the elections. The legislative elections held at the end of last year were boycotted by some parties and […]