Mauritania
Accused Aziz prepares international legal counter-offensive

Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.
Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. © Moritz Thibaud/Abaca Press
Former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who was placed under judicial supervision in mid-March, plans to take his case to the African Union, the Arab League and the International League for Human Rights. [...]
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