Country Profiles and Links to Research Resources Republic of Mauritania

Mauritania (République Islamique de Mauritanie) is a west African republic, with capital Nouakchott. It achieved independence from France in 1960, under Pres. Ould Daddah, overthrown in 1978 by a coup which introduced a long period of unstable military rule marked by food insecurity, economic crises and conflict between the dominant 'Arab' northerners and 'African' southerners. Col. Ould Taya, who came to power in 1984, introduced 'democratic' reforms in 1991; elections since then have not been permitted to result in significant opposition representation.

Published in the Journal
	The Political Economy of Mauritania: An Introduction Article by David Seddon from Vol.23 No.68 of the Review of African Political Economy (June 1996: pp197-214)
	The Political Economy of Mauritania: Imperialism and Class Struggle Article by Mahfoud Bennoune from Vol.5 No.12 of the Review of African Political Economy (Summer 1978: pp31-52)
	Communique on Repression of Mauritanian Workers Briefing by POLISARIO from Vol.5 No.11 of the Review of African Political Economy (Spring 1978: p92)
	Multinational Corporations and National Development: MIFERMA and Mauretania Article by Pierre Bonte from Vol.2 No.2 of the Review of African Political Economy (Spring 1975: pp89-109)

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