Post-election Mauritania Brief

Brief analysis of and thoughts on the 18 July, 2009 elections as things stand on 20 July, 2009. Corroborated through contacts in Mauritania, Algeria and the US.

Congradulations from cousins in the north

The first government to congradulate General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on his “victory” in yestday’s election: Mohamed VI of Morocco. More on this later.