Mauritanian Political Deal Moves Election to July

I've only posted occasionally on Mauritania, and barely mentioned their upcoming Presidential election which seemed to be a coronation: the leader of last year's coup running against three minor figures. But now, thanks to Senegalese mediation (after African Union and Libyan and Qatari mediation had all given up), there's a deal. The Presidential election has been shifted to July 18. The President ousted last year will resign and all parties will run in the election. If it works, it may be a sign that regular coups are outmoded in Mauritania as they are in most of the region now. For details you'll find an account here, more on the subject here., and a blog post here.