Mauritania: rising geopolitical outlook
- January 16, 2019
- - 1:32 pm
As Mauritania approaches a geopolitical inflection point in the form of a presidential election set to be held roughly April 15, the outlook for the country is positive and rising. The combination of significant investment in Mauritania’s oil and gas sector and a likely smooth presidential transition makes for an orderly era ahead. The presidential election will be the biggest political event on the Mauritania calendar for 2019 and follows legislative elections held in September 2018. While the presidential election is not likely to see a result in change insofar as the ruling Union for the Republic (UPR) party is …
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