'The African Union said it "strongly condemns any seizure of power or any attempt to take power by force".'
Yeah, how dare force be used to overthrow a tyrant. 
Maybe this will be a good thing, maybe not...not certain yet.
The AU seems to be very blatantly condemning every shift of power. It's almost like they're worried about the same crap happening to their countries or something .... nah.
I just wish the military had combined its efforts with popular support or some civilian institution. The military is inherently an anti-democratic organization (officers aren't elected), which would make me doubt its effectiveness in being able to implement democracy before even considering the fact that this is
Africa we're talking about.
What's done is done, I hope the military opens up the country to investment and whatnot, or the people of Mauritania will suffer.
