Mohamed Ould Ghazouani reappoints Moctar Ould Diay as Prime Minister
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lecalame
Mauritanian 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.
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani reappointed Moctar Ould Diay as Prime Minister on 9 October 2026, the same day he submitted his government’s resignation, Lecalame reports. He tasked him with forming a new team.
Moctar Ould Diay, who has been Prime Minister for two years, began consultations in the evening to prepare the formation of the government.
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