Mauritanian security forces are believed to have played a role in the post-election violence and at least three deaths after incumbent President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani's presidential election victory last week

A major water supply project to secure clean drinking water to 165 villages across the regions of Brakna, Tagant, and Assaba has been inspected by the President; with water of the Senegal River it will also irrigate 3.500 hectares of land

Foundation stone for the development of the Taazour lakes in Tevragh Zeina and Tarhil has been laid; the project will transform the two lakes into modern tourist hubs of rest and recreation, improving Nouakchott's quality of life with a major urban change

Civil and military figures have been decorated on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of national independence (28 November 1960); the President of the Republic, Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, also presided over a celebrative military parade

Nouakchott has offered over €59 million to Afro-Mauritanian nationals victims of the atrocities that ravaged the country in 1989-1991, sparking mixed reactions; it is a first step in acknowledging the violence against Afro-Mauritanian in Mauritania