A Year into the Second Term… What Has Been Achieved?!
A Year into the Second Term… What Has Been Achieved?!
A full year has passed since the beginning of President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani’s second term, without the ordinary citizen feeling any tangible change in their living conditions. The postponed hopes and open wounds of many remain unresolved. Since the president ascended to power for a second time, the silent majority has been awaiting concrete signs of transformation—not repeated speeches or postponed promises. Yet reality remains stagnant, with some vital indicators even regressing.
■ Where Are We on the Promises?
In his second electoral campaign, the president promised to make social justice the foundation of development, to reduce unemployment, to strengthen the state, and to fight corruption. But so far:
Corruption continues to ravage government institutions and has even expanded instead of being contained.
Marginalized communities are still crying out on the fringes without a response.
The prices of essential goods keep rising, with no real regulation or support.
As for food security, the Food Security Commission recently distributed spoiled aid to disaster-affected residents in the south—an incident that sums up the negligence and recklessness with citizens’ lives.
■ Justice and Institutions
The judiciary continues to face serious challenges under the pressure of influential figures.
Meanwhile, national security is mired in leadership conflicts and internal power struggles, as evidenced by the standoff between General Brour and Commissioner Ould Sidi Yahya, defying a Supreme Court ruling. Peaceful demonstrators have also, at times, faced repression.
■ Infrastructure and Services
Roads remain riddled with potholes and death traps, with patchwork fixes that amount to nothing more than seasonal cosmetics.
Some hospitals lack basic services, and schools suffer from shortages in teachers, seating, and supplies.
■ Politics in the Grip of “Family and Influence”
The political scene is still run by tribal power-sharing and shady deals.
Young talents and qualified professionals have been sidelined in favor of “closed circles” of businessmen and insiders.
■ What Hope Remains?
There is still something worth saving in this country—but accountability and transparency must come first. What’s needed isn’t just a review of the past year’s performance, but clear identification of who is responsible for the ongoing failures. The second term is not a trial run; it is a last chance to prove competence or admit incapacity.
Will the regime reassess its course?
Or will its second year be a continuation of confusion and floating promises?
> Time waits for no one… but the people are still waiting for justice that won’t be delayed.
