Mauritanian President and African Union Chairman Mohamed Ould Ghazouani left Tripoli for Mauritania after a visit that lasted less than one day and did not include the eastern region.
Political analyst Salah Al-Bakoush revealed that the authorities in the eastern region refused to receive the delegation headed by the Mauritanian President after the latter had rejected a request from the Prime Minister of the parallel government, Osama Hammad, who asked Nouakchott, during a visit he made to Mauritania that was described as "controversial", to enable him to access Libyan assets in Mauritania, including the Chinguitty Bank (formerly known as the Libyan Bank in Nouakchott).
Al-Bakoush added that Hammad offered Nouakchott in return "the possibility of making an effort with the Wagner forces that enter Mauritanian territory from time to time, and are accused of harboring rebel leaders from Mali."
Hammad made a visit to Mauritania in late August and pro-government media claimed it was official, which forced Mauritania to issue a clarification statement through its embassy in Tripoli. The embassy said in a letter addressed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity: "The meeting of the President of Mauritania with the Libyan guest took place at the request of the latter," referring to Hammad.
