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Mauritania: Trial over corruption of ex-president Abdelaziz begins this weekF

By Laurent Lozano and Hademine Sadi: Mauritania's ex-president Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz goes on trial on graft charges on Wednesday in an exceptional prosecution of a former African head of state. Abdelaziz, a 66-year-old former general, faces charges of having built up...
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Mauritania: Ex President Ould Abdel Aziz prevented from leaving country amid corruption probeF

Mauritania's ex-president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who faces a trial for alleged corruption, said on Thursday that he had been barred from travelling abroad. He went to the airport to travel on Wednesday but "was prevented from doing so by the political police, which...
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Mauritania: Ex President Ould Abdel Aziz to face corruption trialF

Mauritania's disgraced ex-president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has been released from custody pending a trial on corruption charges, a judicial official said Thursday. The 65-year-old former general emerged late Wednesday from his home in the capital Nouakchott where...
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Sahel: Millions of people face food shortagesF

The United Nations warned Friday that up to 18 million people in the Sahel face severe food insecurity, with rations being cut due to funding shortages. The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) said that conflict, the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change and rising costs were...
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