OBITUARY: DEATH OF AHMED OULD HAMZA, FORMER MAYOR OF NOUAKCHOTT

It is with great sadness that we announce the death on 17 December 2022 of the deeply regretted Ahmed Hamza, former mayor of Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania, former member of the Executive Committee and honorary member of UCLG Africa. 

In this painful circumstance, the General Secretariat of UCLG Africa addresses to the family of the deceased, to the Association of Mayors of Mauritania (AMM), to the citizens of the city of Nouakchott and to the People of Mauritania the most saddened condolences of the community of leaders and elected officials of the local authorities of Africa of which he was a worthy representative. 

May the African Land of our Ancestors be light to him, and may the Almighty grant him Eternal Rest in his Holy Paradise.