African Studies
Utafiti: Journal of African Perspectives
Call for Papers: Utafiti is inviting you to submit your manuscript – any topic in the humanities - for consideration in the next issues.
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An eight-party opposition alliance, the ‘Front National pour la Démocratie et l’Unité’ (fndu), which had boycotted the 2013 elections, adopted a common strategy and participated in the parliamentary, regional, and municipal elections in September. Although the ruling ‘Union pour la République’ (upr) emerged victorious in elections, the formation of the fndu as a coherent opposition was regarded as a positive step in order to establish a more united political opposition. No terror attacks on Mauritanian soil were reported during the year. However, terrorism remained a threat due to a number of jihadi groups and other criminal organisations in the neighbouring region, as well as to the return of radicalised combatants from war zones such as Iraq and Syria. The unemployment rate remained high, and the risk of renewed social unrest persisted owing to political repression, narrowly based growth, and low living standards.