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Mauritania
Ghazouani assumes tighter control of oil by appointing technocrat minister

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President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani during the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott, 30 June.
President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani during the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott, 30 June. © Ludovic Marin /Pool via REUTERS

After four years in charge of oil and mining, Mohamed Ould Abdel Vetah has hung up the gloves and made way for a newcomer with no direct experience in either sectors.

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