Mauritania's presidency announced the appointment of Aissata Ba Yahya as minister and secretary-general of the presidency, replacing Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf.
Ba Yahya had served as a minister-adviser at the presidency since 2024.
The presidency also appointed Mohamed Aly Sidi Mohamed, Mauritania's former ambassador to Dakar, as a minister-adviser to the president.
He previously served as minister of Equipment and Transport and as delegate-general of TAAZOUR.
