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Mauritania opposition coalition backs Moussa Fall as national dialogue oversight chief

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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 […]
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Senegal: legislative poll a test for ruling party’s influence ahead of 2024 vote

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As polls have closed in Senegal’s parliamentary elections Sunday, both the ruling and the opposition parties claimed victory Monday as provisional vote tallies came in. Former Prime Minister Aminata Toure, who heads the ruling coalition, announced on national television that the party had won 30 out of 46 administrative departments. “This undoubtedly gives us a […]