Mauritania

Mauritania

Population: 3.3 million
GDP: $3200 million
Debt: $57.2% of GDP
Overview: After putschist General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz fought off sanctions from Africa and Europe to win a flawed victory in last year’s elections, he will flaunt his opposition to the region’s Islamists to win Western acceptance.

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  • Vol 43 No 18
  • 13/09/2002

Saddam to Sharon

Arriving from Ethiopia as Africa Confidential went to press, the new Israeli Ambassador to Mauritania Ariel Kerem was summoned to present his credentials the day after landing in Nouakchott. During the 1991 Gulf War, Mauritania's Baathists backed Iraq so ...

  • Vol 42 No 3
  • 09/02/2001

Go north, Ould Taya!

Domestic concerns take second place as a confident President redraws diplomatic policy

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