President of Republic Returns to Nouakchott

His Excellency the President of the Republic, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, returned to Nouakchott this Sunday from Paris, following a state visit to France at the invitation of his French counterpart, His Excellency Emmanuel Macron.

This visit marked an important step in strengthening the Franco-Mauritanian partnership, built on trust, ambition, and a shared vision serving the interests of both countries.

Upon his arrival at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport, the President was welcomed by the Prime Minister, Mokhtar Ould Djay; the Minister-Advisor to the Presidency, Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Cheikh Abdallahi Ben Boya; the Minister of Justice, Mohamed Ould Soueidatt; the Minister of Defense, Veterans and Children of Martyrs, Hanena Ould Sidi; the Minister of the Interior, Decentralization and Local Development, Mohamed Ahmed Ould Mohamed Lemine; the Director of the President’s Cabinet; as well as Major General Mohamed El Mokhtar Cheikh Emeni; the Wali of Nouakchott Ouest, Hamoud Ould M’Hamed; and the Vice-President of the Nouakchott Region, Hawa Sidibé.

The President was accompanied by a high-level delegation that included:

• Mariem Fadel Dah, First Lady;
• Nani Ould Chrougha, Minister in charge of the President’s Cabinet;
• Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Mauritanians Abroad;
• Abdallahi Ould Souleymane Ould Cheikh Sidiya, Minister of Economic Affairs and Development;
• Mokhtar Ould Ahmed Bousseif, Minister of Fisheries and Maritime and Port Infrastructure;
• Sidney Sokhna, Vice-President of the National Assembly;
• Mohamed Yahya Ould Teiss, Mauritania’s Ambassador to Paris;
• Coumba Ba, Special Envoy of the President to La Francophonie;
• Harouna Traoré, Mission Officer at the Presidency;
• Sid’Ahmed Ould Raiss, Advisor to the Presidency;
• Ahmed Baba Ould Eleya, Mission Officer at the Presidency;
• Isselmou Ould Mohamed Mbady, Advisor to the Presidency;
• El Hacen Ould Ahmed, Director General of State Protocol.

Among private sector figures, Mohamed Zine El Abidine Ould Cheikh Ahmed, President of the National Union of Mauritanian Employers, was also part of the delegation.