By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kassataya
The commission of inquiry into the two fires at electrical substations in Nouakchott is due to submit its report to Prime Minister Mokhtar Ould Diay. Its work, carried out over several weeks, has now been completed, according to Sahara Media.
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After fires broke out in late August at two transformer stations belonging to the Mauritanian Electricity Company (SOMELEC), several officials, including a minister and two chief executives, were dismissed. The files were referred to the police unit responsible for economic crimes, reports Le Calame, cited by Kassataya.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Kassataya ·
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.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: RFI ·
The Idini project, aimed at strengthening Nouakchott’s water supply, was completed two months ahead of schedule, Mauritanian Prime Minister El Moctar Ould Diay said. He made the announcement during a visit to the capital’s service facilities and projects, according to the Mauritanian News Agency.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Kassataya ·
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.
🇲🇷 Mauritania · Source: Lecalame ·
Free screening for women's cancers in NouakchottNouakchott Military Hospital and the social affairs directorate of the Mauritanian Armed Forces organised a day of free consultations and screening for breast and cervical cancer. Open to all women, the initiative was held on Wednesday, according to the Mauritanian News Agency.
More than 200 vehicles stranded on Liberia's Ganta-Zwedru roadMore than 200 vehicles have been stranded on the Ganta-Zwedru road in Liberia, made impassable by mud for over a week. Commercial travel and medical transfers to Grand Gedeh County have been disrupted, reports FrontPage Africa.The week in Africa
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