Madar (Nouakchott) - President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has sent a message of condolence to the president of Niger, Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani, following the death of his father, Elhadji Tiani Hassane, the Mauritanian news agency AMI reported on Saturday morning, 7 November.
"I received with deep emotion and sorrow the news of the death of your father, Elhadji Tiani Hassane," the Mauritanian president wrote, according to the Arabic text released by AMI.
"On this painful occasion, I express to Your Excellency, and through you to the bereaved family and the brotherly people of Niger, my most sincere condolences and sympathy," he added, praying that God grant the deceased His mercy and give his family patience and solace.
Elhadji Tiani Hassane died on Thursday, 5 November, in Niamey at the age of 110, according to a statement from the cabinet of Niger's president carried by the Niger news agency ANP.
