But this time the land of nomads is making history. While in countries from Uganda to Zimbabwe Africa’s one-time revolutionaries have chosen to settle down as presidents for life, Mauritania has gone the other way and chosen to break with a dictatorship and install a democracy. The European Union is calling it a “model transition”.

ft 12:47:00 AM CET

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This cluster belong to the following story: Mauritanian landmark poll begins

Keywords: Mauritania / Maaouya Ould Taya, Ahmed Ould Daddah / transition, military, junta, black, civilian, nouakchott, polls, coup

Start date: Thursday, March 8, 2007

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