Following the re-election of Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, Mauritania unveiled the line-up of a new cabinet, led by Prime minister Mokhtar Ould Diay. Prime Minister Diay is a graduate of Morocco’s data and statistics postgraduate school in 1997. Defense minister Hanana Ould Sidi graduated from Meknes military academy in 1978, which was also attended by several current Sahel and African leaders. He graduated with an MA degree in fisheries in El Jadida in 2001 and is also a recipient of another masters degree in science from Moulay Ismail university in Meknes. Agriculture minister Memma Ould Beibata attended Hassan II agronomic school in Rabat 1982 to 1983 and then went to an agricultural engineering school in Meknes between 1983 and 1987.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 07, 2024 05:04 UTC