| Date | 1 August 2024 |
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| Location | Al Mourabitoun International Conference Center, Nouakchott |
| Participants | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani 9th President of Mauritania — Assuming office Diallo Mamadou Bathia President of the Constitutional Council — Administering oath |
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The second inauguration of Mohamed Ould Ghazouani as the 9th President of Mauritania was held with a public swearing-in ceremony on Thursday 1 August 2024 held at the Al Mourabitoun International Conference Center located in the northern outskirts of Nouakchott, marking the commencement of his second and final term.
Context
editIncumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani won re-election for a second and final term with a slighly increased vote share, winning all wilayas except Nouakchott-Sud and Dakhlet Nouadhibou.
After the preliminary results showed Ghazouani leading in the election, Dah Abeid said that he would not recognize the results of “Ghazouani’s Ceni” and would hold "peaceful" demonstrations in the streets.[1] A spokesperson for the electoral commission said it had recorded no anomalies or complaints regarding the vote.[2]
On 2 July, three people were killed during clashes between the security forces and protesters demonstrating against the election results in Kaédi, which led authorities to block mobile internet services nationwide. Protests were also held in Nouadhibou, Rosso, Zouérate and Boghé.[3] On July 4, the Constitutional Council confirmed Ghazouani as the winner of the election.[4]
Inaugural events
editInternational guests
editHeads of state and government
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Nadir Larbaoui, Prime Minister of Algeria[5]
Esperança da Costa, Vice President of Angola[5]
Mahamat Déby, President of Chad[5][6]
Tiémoko Meyliet Koné, Vice President of Côte d'Ivoire[7]
Adama Barrow, President of The Gambia[5]
Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of Guinea-Bissau[5]
Mohamed al-Menfi, Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya[5]
Aziz Akhannouch, Prime Minister of Morocco[5]
Ali Lamine Zeine, Prime Minister of Niger[7]
Brahim Ghali, President of the Sahrawi Republic[5]
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, President of Senegal[7][8]
Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates[7]
Heads of parliament
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Vital Kamerhe, President of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo[5]
Ministers
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Sadio Camara, Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs of Mali[5]
Said Mohammed Al Saqri, Minister of Economy of Oman[5]
Waleed A. Elkhereiji, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia[7]
Other guests
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Leonardo Santos Simão, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel[5]
Alice P. Albright, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation and lead of the Presidential Delegation[5][9]
References
edit- ^ "Mauritania's President Ghazouani leads in presidential election". Al Jazeera. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Mauritania's President Ghazouani re-elected". Africanews. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Clashes between police and protesters disputing Mauritania's presidential election result kill 3d". Associated Press. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "En Mauritanie, la réélection de Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani confirmée par le Conseil constitutionnel" (in French). Jeune Afrique. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "قائمة الرؤساء والمسؤولين الذي وصلوا نواكشوط لحضور حفل التنصيب" [List of presidents and officials who arrived in Nouakchott to attend the inauguration ceremony] (in Arabic). Al Akhbar. 31 July 2024.
- ^ "TCHAD-MAURITANIE : Le Chef de l'Etat est à Nouakchott pour l'investiture du Président El Ghazouani" [CHAD-MAURITANIA: The Head of State is in Nouakchott for the inauguration of President El Ghazouani] (Press release) (in French). Presidency of the Republic of Chad. 31 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "استمرار حضور الوفود المشاركة في حفل التنصيب واستعدادات بقصر المؤتمرات" [Continued attendance of delegations participating in the inauguration ceremony and preparations at the Conference Palace] (in Arabic). Al Akhbar. 1 August 2024.
- ^ "LE CHEF DE L'ÉTAT À NOUAKCHOTT POUR LA PRESTATION DE SERMENT DU PRÉSIDENT MOHAMED OULD CHEIKH EL GHAZOUANI" [The Head of State in Nouakchott for the oath of President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani] (in French). Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise. 1 August 2024.
- ^ "President Biden Announces Presidential Delegation to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani" (Press release). The White House. 26 July 2024.