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Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani appointed a new government on Thursday evening, March 31, marked by the departure of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, according to a presidential decree.
Prime Minister Mohamed Ould Bilal submitted his resignation on Tuesday before being reappointed on Wednesday. Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug becomes the new head of diplomacy, leaving the Ministry of the Interior where he is replaced by Mohamed Ahmed Ould Mohamed Lemine, who was President Ghazouani’s chief of staff. The new government is marked by 15 departures and permutations. Holders of positions of sovereignty such as Justice and Islamic Affairs remain in their posts. The new team has four women against six in the previous one.