Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

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  Mauritania Votes To Abolish Senate By Referendum

  Around 1.4 million Mauritanians were eligible to vote, and celebrations were expected from the select opposition parties that did support the revision.

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  UN Chief Backs Regional African Force to Fight Boko Haram

  UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today gave his backing to an African Union proposal to set up a regional five-nation force of 7,500 troops to fight Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist militants.

• Mauritanian President Abdel Aziz Easily Re-Elected in Boycotted Vote

  Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has won another five-year term with 82 percent of the vote, officials said on Sunday, after an election boycotted by most of the opposition.

• Mauritanian Leader Wins New Term in Disputed Polls

  Mauritania's incumbent leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has won presidential polls with an overwhelming 81.89 percent of the vote, preliminary results showed on Sunday, after his main rivals boycotted a process they rejected as a sham.

• Mauritanian Leader Set to Win New Term Amid Poll Boycott

  Mauritanians on Saturday voted in a presidential election that incumbent Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was expected to win handily as main opposition rivals boycotted the polls in the largely desert nation.

• Mauritanian President Accuses Opposition of Vote-Rigging

  Mauritania's president accused the opposition on Tuesday of buying up people's identity cards in an attempt to prevent them from voting in an upcoming election.

• Mauritanian president 'accidentally' shot by army

  Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz flew to Paris for medical treatment on Sunday after soldiers shot at his convoy and wounded him in what the government said was an accident.