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A former president of Mauritania has testified before the country’s Economic Crimes Police as part of a process to ensure accountability in government.

Mauritanian journalist Bakari Guèye said the advent of a new government in his country is the result of the president’s desire to give substance to his campaign promises.

The President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani appointed Mohamed Ould Bilal as the new Prime Minister on Thursday, the Mauritanian news agency (AMI) reported.

Against the backdrop of the Covid-19 health crisis, Bolloré Logistics is extending until 31 July 2020 the Wara Air Service, its special weekly cargo freight service between Europe and West Africa.

Head of states of G5 Sahel countries, who met in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott on Tuesday have resolved not to give in to jihadist movements still active in the region.

Foreign Affairs Ministers of the G5-Sahel countries (Mauritania, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso, and Mali) now consider the coronavirus as their public enemy number one, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Living Abroad, Ismael Ould Cheikh Ahmed.

The Mauritanian Ministry of Fisheries has decided to build a stock of up to 20,000 tonnes of fish intended exclusively for local consumption, according to Permanent Secretary, El Alya Mint Menkouss.

Mauritania had suspended Friday prayer in an effort to avoid rallies and prevent the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19), the Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Original Education said.

Mauritanian Health Minister Mohamed Nedhirou Hamed confirmed Wednesday in Nouakchott the country’s first second coronavirus case.

The European Union (EU) on Tuesday in Nouakchott, donated seven light unarmed armored vehicles to the Mauritanian battalion of the G5 Sahel joint force, an official source told APA.