By RFPosted on 01-08-2019Modified on 01-08-2019 at 16:46
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has just been inaugurated this Thursday, August 1st, new president of Mauritania. This close friend of Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has many projects in front of him, starting with restoring the confidence of some Mauritanians who accuse the former power of having managed the country in a clientelistic way.
He is a man of low reputation, even taciturn, who is rising to the rank of President of the Republic, after a victory in the first round, contested for weeks by opposition candidates .
As Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces for ten years, it was he who was the architect of Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz's defense strategy. And this strategy has paid off: in a Sahel undermined by terrorism, no incident has been deplored in Mauritania since 2011. This change in continuity is one of the reasons that led Mauritanians to vote for Mohamed Ould Ghazouani in June. latest.
However, the expectations are enormous. In many parts of the country, the needs are blatant for some sections of the population who do not have access to water, basic public services such as health or education, and feel abandoned by can be judged clientelist. In his extensive campaign program, the one who was still only a candidate promised billions of investments in access to development.
While the opposition has based its campaign on growing inequalities in the country, the work of national reconciliation should be one of the priorities of this mandate. Mohamed Ould Ghazouani promised to create a social inclusion agency, directly attached to the presidency of the Republic and with a budget of 20 billion ouguiyas over five years, about 100 million euros per year.
With this new president, Mauritanians hope that the promises will turn into reality.
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