Mauritania frees lawmakers convicted over discrimination claims
10 Jul 2026, 14:02 GMT
By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
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Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has pardoned two opposition lawmakers who were sentenced to four years in prison after accusing him of racial discrimination against Black Mauritanians and the descendants of enslaved people.