President of the Republic Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani contributed 10 million ouguiyas to a donation campaign for families of deceased journalists launched by the Mauritanian Journalists’ Union.
The amount was presented on behalf of Ould El Ghazouani by the President of the High Authority for the Press and Audiovisual Media, El Houssein Ould Medou.
At the beginning of Ramadan, the Mauritanian Journalists’ Union launched a donation campaign among journalists to support the families of their deceased colleagues.
A committee formed by the Union is expected to begin distributing these funds to the families of deceased media professionals.