Francophone Africa in Flux: Mauritania’s Stalled Democratization

Issue Date July 2001
Volume 12
Issue 3
Page Numbers 88-95
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Contrary to the widespread perception that Mauritania has moved toward democracy, this troubled country faces continued ethnic tensions and the prospect of increasing repression.

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