Mauritania’s new president restores links with the country’s opponents exiled in Morocco

Months after Mauritania elected a new president, the country launched a reconciliation process with political opponents exiled abroad, including those who took refuge in Morocco. The matter had already caused a diplomatic crisis between Rabat and Nouakchott, during the second term of Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.

The Mauritanian president to issue a warrant of arrest against his opponents living in Morocco

The long-awaited normalization of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Mauritania is likely to be postponed to a later date. The Mauritanian government is planning to issue arrest warrants against two of Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz' opponents, who in fact, are living in Morocco.