Mohamed Ould Bouamatou, a former financier of President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz’s regime has tossed his support behind opposition and independent candidate for the June Presidential elections. Bouamatou, billionaire business tycoon announced in a statement his support to Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, a former Premier of the North African country, Le360.ma news portal reports. Bouamatou now in exile in Morocco, has fallen out with outgoing President. The Business magnet backed up Ould Abdelaziz’s 2008 military coup and contributed to his victory in the 2009 presidential election. Boumatou’s support gives weight to Boubacar’s candidacy but will meet tough challenges including the regime’s candidate, Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed, aka Ghazouani.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 31, 2019 16:07 UTC