Nigeria won't recognize Mauritania rulers after coup
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, condemned the coup in Mauritania on Wednesday and said it would not recognize the military rulers.
"Nigeria totally condemns the event that took place today in Mauritania. Nigeria will not recognize any government that did not come to power through constitutional means," President Umaru Yar'Adua told reporters.
(Reporting by Felix Onuah; Writing by Randy Fabi; Editing by Tume Ahemba)
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