PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS IN MAURITANIA ARE SAFE
August 08, 2008
August 08, 2008
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Peace Corps issued the following press release:
Peace Corps Director Ron Tschetter announced today that all Volunteers and trainees serving in Mauritania are accounted for and safe.
On August 6, 2008, Mauritanian top generals and military units staged a coup and seized power from President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi as well as the Prime Minister of Mauritania. The overall situation in Mauritania is now calm; the airport and borders . . .
Peace Corps Director Ron Tschetter announced today that all Volunteers and trainees serving in Mauritania are accounted for and safe.
On August 6, 2008, Mauritanian top generals and military units staged a coup and seized power from President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi as well as the Prime Minister of Mauritania. The overall situation in Mauritania is now calm; the airport and borders . . .