Strengthening Ties with Mauritania

NATO has decided to resume full cooperation with Mauritania after ties were suspended following a coup by now-President Mohamed Ould Abdul Aziz, while the IMF and European Union are strongly considering following suit.  Al Arabiyya is reporting that NATO cited the recent presidential elections for re-engaging the Islamic state, but opponents complain that the August election was fraudulent. Fatimetou Mint Ahmed Jiddou released a statement saying violence against women is increasing in the country and that her organization, the Association to Fight Against Dependence (ALCD-RIHAB), has dealt with over 700 cases of domestic violence from 2007-2009.