By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
Mauritanian Prime Minister Moctar Ould Diay has formed a new government of 29 ministers after being reappointed by the head of state. Energy Minister Mohamed Ould Khaled, who was implicated after fires at two Somelec power stations in Nouakchott, has been dropped, RFI reports.
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Ghazouani tasks El Moctar Ould Djay with forming a government and later appoints a 29-member cabinet.
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13 OctAhmed Ould Amar Ould Ely among 100 leaders of 2026Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani has reappointed Moctar Ould Diay as Prime Minister, hours after his government resigned, and tasked him with forming a new one. The decision came after a report was submitted on the power cut that affected more than one million people in Nouakchott in late August, according to Lecalame.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Lecalame ·
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has tasked Prime Minister El Moctar Ould Djay with forming a new government in Nouakchott. The decision follows the government’s resignation, reported by the Mauritanian News Agency and mentioned by Kassataya.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Kassataya ·
Prime Minister Mohamed Ould Bilal Ould Djay has formed a 29-member government in Mauritania, up from 25, following the report on the electricity plants. Kassataya analyses the reshuffle as a continuation of power networks, amid serious fires in the energy sector.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Kassataya ·
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has appointed a 29-member government led by El Moctar Ould Djay, reappointed as prime minister. The team succeeds the previous one and is tasked with prioritising social protection, youth employment and regional development, according to Beninwebtv.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Beninwebtv ·
Opinion: Mamoudou Baidy Gaye criticises Arabic-only rule in Mauritanian ministryAn opinion piece by Mamoudou Baidy Gaye criticises a ministerial instruction requiring Arabic in internal memoranda. The author says linguistic exclusivity marginalises French speakers and contradicts the diversity Mauritania claims to uphold, according to Kassataya.
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