In this #ElectionFever feature, we take a look at the three major candidates, people, campaigns, and issues in Mauritania’s June 22 election.
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Campaigning has been marked in distinct Mauritanian fashion by feasts and festivity inside tents and traditional music.
The countries competing at the 24-team Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt from June 21 to July 19 announced their AFCON 2019 squads
While campaign is expected to commence on the June 7, Mauritanians will take to the polls on the June 22 to elect a president
Remnants of traditional slavery have become a major issue in Mauritania even after its official abolition in 1981
Several major figures have already declared their intentions to run.
After years of tension with Mauritanian coastguards, the Senegalese fishermen can now cast their nets in their northern neighbor’s fish-rich waters with the new deal between the Senegalese and the Mauritanian government.
He was prime minister from 1992-1996 and again in 2005-2007.
Women’s groups have helped to draft legislation to combat gender-based violence
On the eve of the summit, 14 civilians were killed by insurgents in a pre-dawn attack at Kain.