A court in Mauritania has jailed former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz for five years for corruption.

It found Aziz guilty of money laundering and abusing his position to illegally enrich himself, but acquitted him on other charges.

The court also ordered the confiscation of his illegally acquired assets.

Aziz was elected president in 2009 after toppling President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi in a coup, and he went on to lead Mauritania until 2019.