Mauritania Monday unveiled the new cabinet lineup marked by the exit all former ministers who served under ex-President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz and who are suspected in an investigation into the 11 years of rule of the former leader. President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani last week appointed Mohamed Ould Bilal Prime Minister and tasked him with forming a new cabinet after former Premier Sheikh Sidiya and his team resigned on Thursday. Six ministers have left the new cabinet, which has been reduced to 23. The names of the former president and those of several members of his various governments are cited in the report. The country’s top prosecution office ordered investigation into the allegations.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 11, 2020 16:18 UTC