renowned Satara Zone Housing project. A small library, set up by the local Catholic priest, has been functioning since 2005. A technology institute - ISET - was opened in 2009, offering courses in agriculture. Politics The current Mayor, Professor Yerim Fassa, a doctor, was elected in 2007. Rosso has been twinned with Moissy-Cramayel since 1986. From August 2007 through May 2009, Michael Auerbach - Regional Coordinator for the United States Peace Corps - resided in Rosso as he evaluated the efficacy of existing gender equality movements in the region. He was succeeded by Brandon Forester, the final Regional Coordinator for the United States Peace Corps Program until the closure of the program in 2010. External links Rosso Town Hall Institut supérieur des études technologiques (Institute of Technology) References Regional capitals in Mauritania History of Mauritania French West Africa Communes of Trarza Region Mauritania–Senegal border crossings