Mauritanian senate abolition will be key battleground
Senators blocked the president's move to abolish the institution, but he is undeterred
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- Concentrated power
- Opposition shape
- Removing alternative voices
- Resistance
- International context
- Outlook
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_350.jpg "Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz (Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)")