Nouakchott - The Vice-President of Angola, Esperança da Costa, arrived Wednesday in Nouakchott city, Mauritania, to attend the inauguration ceremony of the country's re-elected President, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.
On arrival, the representative of the Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, was received by the Mauritanian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ould Bilal, and the Secretary of State for International Cooperation and Angolan Communities, Domingos Vieira Lopes, among others.
The Vice-President of Angola will be one of several dozen foreign authorities present at the swearing in of Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, who was re-elected in July for a new five-year term.
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani won the election with 56% of the votes, against 22% for activist Biram Dah Abeid and 12% for Hamadi Ould Sidi El Mokhtar, of the Tawassoul party.
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, 55% of the almost two million registered voters turned out.
Official figures show that Mauritania has around 4.5 million inhabitants and 1.9 million registered voters. Voting in this African state is compulsory.
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani was re-elected President of Mauritania for a second and final term, after winning the people's choice in 2019.
During his election campaign, the re-elected President promised, among other measures, to strengthen investment in renewable energies, increase the exploitation of gold, uranium and iron mines, as well as guarantee the country's security and economic growth.
Mauritania is a country rich in natural resources, including iron ore, copper, zinc, phosphate, gold, oil and natural gas.
The country is preparing to become a gas producer by the end of the year, with the launch of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyin offshore gas project, which could be operated by BP, on the border with Senegal. FMA/SC/AMP
