President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani on Thursday chaired a brief meeting at the presidential palace to initiate consultations on a proposed national political dialogue, bringing together representatives of both the ruling majority and the opposition. The closed-door discussions were limited to the Head of State and the designated dialogue coordinator, Moussa Fall, who presented a draft document outlining a preliminary organizational framework for the dialogue process. In his opening remarks, President Ghazouani noted a partial renewal of participants compared with those present at the launch of the initiative during a Ramadan iftar in March 2025. Moussa Fall called on political parties to study the proposed framework and submit their observations within one to two weeks. President Ghazouani, however, made it clear that the process would not be bound by rigid deadlines.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 09, 2026 13:09 UTC