“It is unimaginable how much the peoples of the region pay for the failure of a strong, efficient and integrated Maghreb union.”

—  Mohamed Ould Ghazouani

Source: Mohamed Ould Ghazouani (2021) cited in " El Ghazouani: Mauritania Offers Hand in Restoring Ties Between Maghreb Countries https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/12/346185/el-ghazouani-mauritania-offers-hand-in-restoring-ties-between-maghreb-countries" on Morocco World News, 24 December 2021.

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