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3 months ago

Desert settlement of Chinguetti faces rising sands, dwindling tourism and insecurity due to conflict in neighbouring Mali

On a recent afternoon, 67-year-old Saif Islam made his way into the courtyard …

Mass crackdown on migrants follows deal signed with the EU to stem migration from source countries in Africa.
Officials are desperately trying to contain the killer virus, which began spreading in Senegal and Mauritania in late September.

4 months ago

Over a quarter of a million refugees live in Mbera and nearby villages, and more than half are under 18. But aid cuts mean providing essentials has become even harder

Several mornings a week, Mohamed …

5 months ago

Growing desertification is putting traditional livelihoods at risk in western Africa and encouraging the search for rare stones

By night, Lamine Hanoun works as a hospital guard in Bir Moghrein, near …

Coastguard reports boat carrying about 160 people capsized in sight of town 50 miles north of Nouakchott

Sixty-nine people drowned when a vessel full of migrants overturned off the coast of Mauritania…

Survivors saved off Mauritania say they left The Gambia with 160 people on board.

7 months ago

In a moment captured on video, Trump appears exasperated as he turns to the side while Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani speaks about the resources in his nation's seawater.

9 months ago

Governments of Senegal and Mali are angry at how their nationals are being treated in the northwest African nation.

12 months ago

Chinguetti, Mauritania is home to some of West Africa’s oldest Quranic texts and manuscripts. It could soon be swallowed by the sand.

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