Senegal-Mauritania: "There is a rapprochement between two personalities"

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Senegalese President Macky Sall congratulates newly elected President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani in Nouakchott, August 1, 2019. AFP / Seyllou

By: Bineta Diagne

Senegalese President Macky Sall completed a two-day official visit to Mauritania on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. Agreements have been reached in several areas, including energy and fisheries, two key sectors in which the two countries are to work together. Moussa Diaw, researcher in political science at Gaston-Berger University, talks about the reasons for this rapprochement.

  • Senegal
  • Terrorism
  • Macky Sall
  • Mauritania
  • Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
  • Agriculture and Fisheries

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