Mauritanians will vote on Saturday in an election highlighting the nation's deep divisions. Incumbent President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani is seeking a second term amid a regional security crisis and allegations of human rights abuses.
While Ghazouani is expected to win, his main opponent, Biram Dah Abeid, a Black anti-slavery activist, accuses him of mismanagement. Abeid condemns Ghazouani for fostering "corruption, the pillage of wealth, and repression" ahead of his final campaign rally on Thursday.
According to officials, quoted by Reuters, a commission in Niger has said it will take a minimum of five-years to
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf on the sidelines of the G20, on Friday,
Chinguetti, an ancient city in Mauritania, is slowly being buried by encroaching desert sands, according to a special report by
Hanna Tetteh, the new UN Special Representative for Libya, arrived in Tripoli Thursday to assume leadership of the United Nations
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