Spotlight | France, Mauritania
The Sherpa-Aziz conflict descends into trench warfare

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aizi, president of Mauritania
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aizi, president of Mauritania © Reuters
The conflict between Nouakchott and the Sherpa association run by the lawyer William Bourdon, until now limited to scathing reports on the governance of Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and vehement attacks in the press, is set to intensify. In the [...]
Published on 21.03.2018 at 04:30 GMT Reading time 3 minutes
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