
Big is often regarded as beautiful in Mauritania, but the controversial act of force-feeding is still practiced in some parts of the country.
Vídeo correspondiente al Himoinsa DAKAR TEAM, grabando durante su estancia en el desierto de Mauritania
Eid al-Adha is a time of plenty and festivity for Muslims around the world. But in Mauritania, the crushing economic downturn and the country's political instability have left thousands of people with very little to celebrate and half of the population living in poverty. Al Jazeera's Mohamed Vall ...
For trade, humans overcame numerous obstacles--seas, deserts and mountains. First with rudimentary and then increasingly evolved means. By taming animals such as donkeys, horses and camels, humans were able to travel vast distances. When muscle power was no longer enough, oil and other types of ...
Chinguetti la bibliothèque du désert Chinguetti (Arabic: شنقيط) is a ksour or ancient trading centre in northern Mauritania, lying on the Adrar Plateau east of Atar. Founded in the 13th century, as the center of several trans-Saharan trade routes, this small threatened city continues to ...
In the last year in Mauritania's capital, Nouakchott, the number of reported sexual assaults has tripled. But rape convictions in the north-west African country remain rare. Charity groups say its because judges are poorly educated about sexual violence, and outdated laws make it difficult to bring ...
Young beautiful girl owning her own restaurant and distributing free food to streets boys in Mauritanian capital Nouakchott.
Security forces in Mauritania have used force to disperse crowds, protesting against the leaders of the military coup. The generals who removed the president and prime minister from power on Wednesday, have promised to hold free and fair elections, as soon as possible. On the streets of the ...