Me Gourmo Abdou Lô, 2009-02-09

Mauritanian advocate and member of the National Defence Front Me Gourmo Abdou Lô explains the rational, scope and effectiveness of imposing sanctions against military regimes who come to power by way of coups d’état, as was done by the African Union’s Peace and Security Council in Mauritania. He assesses the danger of silence on the part of the international community in the face of the resurgent militarism on the continent. He points out that the successful Ghanaian elections should not obfuscate the inherent flaws in the continent's democratic processes, with particular reference to Guinea and Mauritania.