Mauritania, Morocco, Togo: lobbying campaign for a non-permanent seat in the Security Council

Finally, on October 21 that the UN member countries will choose African States that will replace Nigeria and Gabon as non-permanent members of the Security Council for 2012-2013.

Three countries are vying to represent the continent: Mauritania, Morocco and Togo. If for the latter, already supported by the member countries of ECOWAS and the African Unity, all indications are that it retains a good chance the fight will be tough against by the two member countries of the Maghreb Union Arabic.

Morocco, supported by Turkey, the oil monarchies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar), is conducting a major campaign to lobbying to get a non-permanent seat on the Security Council when the case of Western Sahara never ceases to end.

Mauritanian banker, whose bank has several subsidiaries in the CFA zone in 2006, was approached by its partners in the Office of Chérifien phosphate and the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Taib Fassi Fihri to go to Mali and Guinea, where he was received, this Monday, October 10, 2011, at the palace Sekhotouréyah Conakry by President Alpha Condé.