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Mauritania
Ghazouani tries to maintain 'Mauritanian exception' as Islamist attacks escalate in the region

The Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. — The Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. © Reuters

Mauritania is the only country in the G5 Sahel bloc not to have had an Islamist attack in more than ten years. It is closely monitoring Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist groups operating on its border with Mali. [...]

Published on 30/06/2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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