Former president of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (pictured) has been jailed after a judge in charge of a corruption probe ordered his incarceration. The ex-leader says he is being persecuted in a bid to keep him out of politics but has vowed he would not go into exile. READ ALSO:Oil hits $76/bbl mark, highest in over two years Buhari Unleashes Six Ministers on Twitter Team as Dialogue Over Ban Begins School Proprietor, 62, Arrested for Sexually Harassing 14 Year-old Pupil A prosecutor speaking on condition of anonymity…
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