Whereas coup culture in a lot of countries is a thing of the past (e.g., Syria ain’t had a coup in a few decades) some countries like to kick it old skool, harking back to when it seemed like there was a coup-a-week somewhere in the world. While Mauritania isn’t Fiji, they are keeping the [...]
Although often out of the spotlight, recent developments in Mauritania have been really interesting. Part of what has been so striking is that just a few years ago Mauritania was seen as one of the least progressive countries in the world (it was probably most famous for being one of the last places to outlaw [...]