Ruling party nominee wins Mauritania poll

By Kissima Diagana
Updated June 24 2019 - 9:53am, first published 9:47am
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (pictured voting) has won the Mauritanian presidential election.
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (pictured voting) has won the Mauritanian presidential election.

Mauritania's government-backed candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has won the country's presidential election, cementing the power of a ruling party that has positioned itself as an ally of the West against Islamist militants.

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