Moctar Ould Djay sets three new priorities in Mauritania
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kassataya
Mauritanian Prime Minister Moctar Ould Djay presented an overall assessment from 2019 to 2026 on 6 November and set three new priorities for his reshuffled government. He deferred the detailed figures of his programme to next January, according to Kassataya, which compares his two general policy statements.
Mauritanian Prime Minister Moctar Ould Djay set three new priorities in his general policy statement on 6 November, departing from the level of detail in his previous programme presented in January 2025. He notably put protecting purchasing power at the forefront, according to Kassataya.
The government plans to revise the mechanism for setting hydrocarbon prices and maintain price ceilings for wheat, rice, sugar and oil, extending them to meat. It is also considering salary and pension increases, one-off assistance and temporarily covering part of water and electricity bills for low-income households, according to Prime Minister Moctar Ould Djay.
The statement came after Moctar Ould Djay was reappointed prime minister on 9 October and a 29-member government was formed on 10 October. It also came after the Mauritanian government presented its general policy on 7 November.
