Although the Mauritanian Salafist detainees in the Nouakchott civil prison have denied any relationship with the group that call themselves “Ansar al-Sharia in the Chinguiti Country” and say they stand firmly apart from it, the Mauritanian authorities are leaving nothing to chance. They have decided to take precautions against any risk and danger Mauritania may face.
The decision-makers in the land of Almoravid have added joint military exercises to their program enhancing their security strategy. The negative effects of the crisis in Mali have been a driving force of this approach, which also plans to strengthen security by opening new command centers for the national gendarmerie in critical regions of the country.
