Mauritania, Morocco
Regional leaders expected at Mohamed Ould Ghazouani's inauguration

President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani waves to supporters in Nouakchott on 1 July 2024.
President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani waves to supporters in Nouakchott on 1 July 2024. © John Wessels/AFP
The Mauritanian president's re-election will be celebrated with great pomp on 1 August, with the Moroccan prime minister and around ten African heads of state in attendance. The swearing in takes place against a backdrop of calls for protests against the election result and a retaliatory 22-day-long Internet blackout. [...]
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