Today, the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Sayed Ahmed Ajeh, honored the pioneer of print journalism in Mauritania, our colleague Mohamed Abdel Rahman Ould Azouine, in a joint ceremony between the Mauritanian Channel and the Mauritanian Journalists Association.
Ould Zouein has been serving as Secretary-General of the International Network of Arab and African Journalists for two years, which is headquartered in the Swiss city of Lausanne.
Ould Al-Zouin is considered one of the pioneers of independent written journalism in Mauritania. He previously served as President of the Journalists Association for many years, and Secretary-General of the Union of Arab Journalists. He currently manages the website (Al-Safir) and the Al-Arqam Center for Media and Strategic Studies.