[Maghrebia] Mauritania's new press freedom bill, which includes partial privatisation of state-owned media, will soon be presented to legislators for debate, ANI quoted Communication Minister Hamdi Ould Mahjoub as saying on Monday (January 3rd). During a plenary session in Nouakchott on Monday, several senators spoke favourably about the proliferation of electronic media in the country. They also called for the state to provide more material and moral support to the press.