He settled in Nouadhibou, Mauritania’s second-largest city, where he shared a one-room shack with four friends, and found ...

Terre des hommes (Tdh) has been active in Mauritania since 1984, carrying out health and protection related projects for children (http://www.tdh.ch/en/countries ...

Mauritania got some long-awaited recognition this week when the National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) named ...

Every year when the pastoralist men in Fatima Demba’s Mauritanian village return from their months-long journey to find pastures and water, the women erupt in wild celebrations. “We draw henna tattoos ...

In many parts of Africa divorce often carries a heavy stigma, leaving women vulnerable and disempowered. But imagine a place where the end of a marriage is not just accepted, but celebrated, a joyous ...

Never did we dream, ever, that it would lead to this great movement across West Africa of women and men and youth standing up ... for Senegal and the five other countries where we work — Mauritania, ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain's prime minister announced a series of agreements with the West African nation of Mauritania on Tuesday to stem a surge in migrants making the dangerous Atlantic journey ...

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Mey Mint struggles to carry her weight up the flight of stairs, her thighs shaking with each step. It will take several minutes for the 50-year-old to catch her breath, air ...