00:01Mauritanian anti-slavery activist and opposition Lomeka Biramda Abaid resigned from Parliament Monday,
00:09accusing the government of widespread corruption and mismanagement.
00:13Speaking during a televised session, Abaid said he will continue opposing the regime through legal and grassroots actions.
00:21He argued that parliamentary debates had become pointless and said no one had been jailed on corruption charges.
00:30Abaid leads the initiatives for the resurgence of the abolitionist movement,
00:34which campaigns against slavery and practices linked to it in Mauritania.
00:39He was elected to Parliament in 2018 and re-elected in 2023.
00:44He has run for president three times and defeated twice by current leader Mohammed Ul-Sheikh El-Ghazwani,
00:51who won by 56 percent to Abaid's 22 percent in 2024.
01:00Arbid-Vance Ul-Sheikh El-Ghazwani
01:01Arbid-Lorz
