National Guard (Mauritania)

National Guard (Mauritania)

National Guard is the National Guard of Mauritania. It has its headquarters in Nouakchott, located opposite (west) to the College des Garçons.[1]The National Guard of Mauritania cooperates closely with the National Locust Control Centre. The main job of the guard is patrolling remote desert areas, usually by camel.[2]Based on the French model, the National Guard is "responsible for working with other polic forces and security agencies, and maintaing and resotring public order."[3]

References

  1. ^ Google. Google Maps (Map). 
  2. ^ "The National Guard of Mauritania". FAO. http://www.fao.org/ag/locusts/common/ecg/1232/en/National_Guard.pdf. Retrieved 05 May 2011. 
  3. ^ Police O African Police Oversight Forum (2008). An Audit of Police Oversight in Africa. African Minds. p. 46. ISBN 9781920299170. http://books.google.com/books?id=Ir0Kdd-bxS8C&pg=PA46. Retrieved 5 May 2011. 

Coordinates: 18°4′50″N 15°58′31″W / 18.08056°N 15.97528°W / 18.08056; -15.97528


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