The UN Security Council has condemned the recent military coup in Mauritania.
The 15-member Council in New York adopted a non-binding statement that demanded the immediate release of ousted president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi. The Council also called on the African Union and the United Nations to support the democratically elected government of Mauritania. Soldiers loyal to junta leader Ould Abdel Aziz, the former head of the presidential guard, overthrew the government on August 6 for attempting to fire Mauritania's top military commanders.
(Deutsche Welle)
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