Suspension of African Union Membership
Following a military coup d'état in 2005, Mauritania's membership in the African Union was suspended "until the restoration of constitutional order in the country". This left Mauritania diplomatically isolated within Africa, as it left Mauritania the only country on the African continent except Morocco without full membership in the African Union.
In March 2007 democratic rule was restored in Mauritania, with presidential elections declared "free and fair" by international observers, though after the 2008 coup membership was once again suspended.
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