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Mauritania’s former president faces corruption charges in landmark trial

The trial of Mauritania’s former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz opened Wednesday with the dramatic image of the former head of state in a cage-like box answering accusations he amassed an illicit personal fortune during his 11 years in power.

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