UNSC condemns Mauritania coup

"Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:18:08 GMT The UN Security Council has censured the army-led coup in Mauritania, demanding the country's ousted president be immediately released. In a nonbinding statement, the 15-member...

Mauritanian Army Stages Coup

Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was being held under house arrest in the capital Nouakchott on Wednesday, 6 August, after the presidential guard rounded up the country's civilian...