Mauritanian government resigns following inquiry into power station fires
Mauritania's government led by Prime Minister Mokhtar Ould Djiay resigned following the release of an investigation report into August fires at Somelec power infrastructure that caused widespread outages in Nouakchott. A subsequent report stated that the prime minister was reappointed hours after stepping down. Further details regarding the formation of a new cabinet have not been confirmed.
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Global Event Monitor. Mauritanian government resigns following inquiry into power station fires. 2026-10-09T23:13:50.438Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:5307. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-09/mauritanian-pm-reappointed-hours-after-resignation-over-power-outages-626e1c30
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