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PCV Amanda in Africa writes: Sooo…there’s a coup.
Mauritania never makes the news, and after less than 2 months of living in this country, the military arrests the President and Prime Minister and makes Yahoo’s Main Page. Even living out in the bush, we were aware of the situation less than an hour after it happened. We actually even found out before some of the trainees in Rosso, the region capital. It’s not violenty serious, and we are all safe here, I’m more just excited to be around while this is all going on. I never would have imagined I could say, I’ve lived in a country through a coup d’etat. But then again, I’ve never lived so close to refugees, never had to do 101+ things that are new to me here.
PCV Amanda in Africa writes: Sooo…there’s a coup.
Sooo…there’s a coup.
August 6, 2008 by amandainafrica
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GO figure. Mauritania never makes the news, and after less than 2 months of living in this country, the military arrests the President and Prime Minister and makes Yahoo’s Main Page. Even living out in the bush, we were aware of the situation less than an hour after it happened. We actually even found out before some of the trainees in Rosso, the region capital. It’s not violenty serious, and we are all safe here, I’m more just excited to be around while this is all going on. I never would have imagined I could say, I’ve lived in a country through a coup d’etat. But then again, I’ve never lived so close to refugees, never had to do 101+ things that are new to me here. Anyway, I haven’t been home with my family since it happened, but my language teacher didn’t seem too worried since it’s bloodless.
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