NARCO ANALYSIS: Ghazouani's Big Khaima

By Geoff D. Porter

Having been in office for a little more than a year, President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani is reshaping the Mauritanian political milieu. Unlike his predecessor, who kept close the reins of power and his clique closer, President Ghazouani appears to be building a big new tent. In the last eight months, two of Mauritania’s highest profile exiles have returned to Nouakchott and their arrival portends a potential sea-change in Mauritanian politics and power.