After President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz visited Tehran in 2010, the number of Mauritanians converting to Shia Islam significantly increased. Eight years later, Nouakchott decided to change its mind.
The disappearance of a high ranking Polisario military official, operating in Tifariti and responsible for the gathering of international aids, has fueled speculations.
The Polisario ended up organizing military parades in Tifariti. No foreign ambassador has taken part in the ceremony, attended only by a military attachés from a few countries alongside a Mauritanian parliamentary delegation.
Mauritanian president Ould Abdel Aziz has seized all oportunities to send significant messages to the Moroccan authorities. On the 25th of December he sent a military delegation to take part to one of the Front's military exercises. On the 27th of February and May the 10th, he received two of the Polisario's emissaries.
After making Mohamed Ould Bouamatou leave Morocco, the Mauritanian president is targeting Mustapha Ould Chafi, also exiled in the Kingdom. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is accusing him of collusion with terrorist groups operating in the Sahel.
While Nasser Bourita denied Köhler’s visit to Rabat and the deployment of a Moroccan delegation to Berlin, the German mediator continues with his consultations.
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