| [Maghrebia] Mauritanian presidential candidate Ahmed Ould Dadda pledged at a campaign stop in Nema to step up the fight against what he called "the Islamist terrorist phenomenon", PANA reported on Wednesday (July 8th). Daddah, also the Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD) party leader, said anti-terrorist measures would include "strengthening and restructuring" the armed and security forces. He said local troops would receive better training and pay hikes in order to fight terrorism more effectively. |