President of Republic Returns to Nouakchott After Attending Dakar Summit on Sports, Sustainable Development
President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani returned to Nouakchott Saturday evening from Dakar, Senegal, after participating in the Dakar Summit on Sports and Sustainable Development and attending the opening ceremony of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.
Upon his arrival at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport, the president was welcomed by Prime Minister El Moctar Ould Djay; Minister-Secretary General of the Presidency Aissata Ba Yahya; presidential advisers Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Cheikh Abdoullah Ould Boye and Mohamed Ali Ould Sidi Mohamed; Justice Minister Mohamed Ould Soueidatt; Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Mauritanians Abroad Minister Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug; Defense, Retirees and children of Martyrs’ Affairs Minister Ba Ousmane; and Interior, Decentralization, and Local Development Minister El Moctar Ould Ahmed Bouceif.
Also present to welcome the president were Major General Mohamed El Moctar Cheikh Menni, chief of the president’s military staff; Hamoud Ould M’Hamed, governor of Nouakchott West; and Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick, president of the Nouakchott Regional Council.
President Ghazouani was accompanied on the trip by a high-level delegation that included:
- First Lady Dr. Mariem Fadel Dah;
- Minister in Charge of the Presidential Cabinet Nani Ould Chrougha;
- Minister of Youth Empowerment, Employment, Sports, and Civic Service Mohamed Abdallahi Ould Louly;
- Mauritania’s Ambassador to Senegal, Mohamed Abdellahi Ould Ethmane;
- Officer in charge of Special Duties at the Presidency of the Republic Harouna Traore;
- Presidential Adviser Cheikh Ould Beda; and
- Director General of State Protocol El Hacen Ould Ahmed.