Mauritania
Mauritania became independent from France in 1960. The next 50 years were characterized by an authoritarian one-party regime, flawed elections, failed attempts at democracy and military
The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is in North Africa and borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mali in the east and
Mauritania, country on the Atlantic coast of Africa. It forms a geographic and cultural bridge between the North African Maghrib and the westernmost portion of sub-Saharan Africa.
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