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Tijane Thiam appointed head of Mauritania’s SOMELEC

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Tijane Thiam has been appointed director general of SOMELEC, Mauritania’s electricity company, amid fires at transformer substations in Nouakchott. His appointment comes as the company’s governance and organisation face criticism, according to Kassataya.

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