Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani

Incumbent Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani casts his ballot at a polling station in Nouakchott on June 29, 2024. AFP

Mauritania’s Ghazouani wins re-election with 56.12% of vote

  • Victory gives the former army chief a second term as head of the vast desert country
  • Ghazouani, 67, is widely regarded as the mastermind behind the West African state’s relative security
By AFP ·