AU increases pressure on Mauritanian junta
Eric Witte August 9th, 2008
The African Union has suspended Mauritania’s membership until constitutional order is restored in the country. The move follows the U.S. government’s decision to suspend non-humanitarian assistance and indications that the European Union will follow suit. Coup leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is asking for international understanding, but sounds nervous. If the international community can maintain and ramp up pressure on the junta, it’s hard to see how it will be able to hang on to power. So far, so good.
[…] coup in Mauritania, the United States quickly suspended non-humanitarian aid and the African Union suspended Mauritania’s membership, signaling a promising coordinated defense of Mauritania’s young democracy. On Monday, […]