Politics
Mauritania names new government after power fires toppled cabinet
October 11, 2026 at 03:56 AM
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يواليوم السابع
حكومة جديدة في موريتانيا.. وتغييرات في عدد من الوزارات السيادية
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SNSky News Arabia
حكومة جديدة في موريتانيا.. إبعاد 9 وزراء في قطاعات حيوية
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
حكومة جديدة بموريتانيا وأبرز التعديلات في وزارات الدفاع والداخلية والطاقة
(opens the publisher’s site)Mauritania formed a new government under Mokhtar Ould Ajay after his cabinet resigned over probes into fires at the capital's power stations.
- President Ghazouani tasked Mokhtar Ould Ajay with forming a new government after Ajay's cabinet resigned over probes into two primary power plant fires in Nouakchott.
- The presidency announced a 29-portfolio cabinet adding nine new ministers.
- The government dismissed Energy Minister Mohamed Ould Khaled over the capital's power outage and named former energy minister Mohamed Ould Abdel Fattah in his place.
- Defense Minister Hanena Ould Sidi and Interior Minister Mohamed Ahmed Ould Mohamed Lemine left the government, succeeded by Othmane Ba and Mokhtar Ould Bousseif.