Mauritania stands at the threshold of a crucial political change. The actions of political leaders and wider society during this critical period could have large and far-reaching consequences in setting the course for the country’s evolution.
Elections, Hydrocarbons and Socio-Economic Change
Research paper
Published 10 April 2019
Updated 14 December 2020
ISBN: 978 1 78413 319 1
Paul Melly is a journalist, researcher and consulting fellow with the Africa Programme at Chatham House. He covers development and politics across francophone Africa, with a focus on the Sahel and broader West African issues. He has co-authored research reports on the region for Chatham House, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the World Food Programme and the EU Institute for Security Studies. He contributes to Africa Confidential, MEED, the EIU and Oxford Analytica.