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 police forces and security agencies, and maintaining and restoring public order."^[3]

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^ Google Maps (Map). Google. {{cite map}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ "The National Guard of Mauritania" (PDF). FAO. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
^ Police O African Police Oversight Forum (2008). An Audit of Police Oversight in Africa. African Minds. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-920299-17-0. 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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[GM-1] Google Maps (Map). Google. {{cite map}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[2] "The National Guard of Mauritania" (PDF). FAO. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

[Forum2008-3] Police O African Police Oversight Forum (2008). An Audit of Police Oversight in Africa. African Minds. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-920299-17-0. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

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