The Mauritanian presidency announced the formation of a new government of 25 ministers headed by Prime Minister Mohamed Ould Bilal.
According to a presidential decree read out Thursday night by the Secretary-General of the Presidency, Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed, the Waqf in front of the journalists, 15 ministers left the government, most notably the ministers of foreign affairs, finance, higher education and health.
10 ministers in the resigned government retained portfolios in the new lineup, including the ministers of justice and defense and the minister of interior, Mohamed Salem Ould Marzouk, who took over the foreign ministry, and the new government included 4 women.
The announcement of the new government comes two days after the government resigned and its prime minister, Mohamed Ould Bilal, was re-assigned to form a new government, after the prime minister called on ministers who were unable to perform the tasks entrusted to them to leave the government.
Yesterday, Thursday, President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El-Ghazwani criticized the government's performance, and called on it to "exercise responsibility and be keen to perform its duty."
Ould Bilal formed his resigned government on August 9, 2020, to succeed Ismail Ould Cheikh Sidya.