Title: Mauritania National Anthem Description: Independent from France in 1960, Mauritania annexed the southern third of the former Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara) in 1976, but relinquished it ...
Title: Mauritania and Islamic extremism-FRANC Description: Tourists were shot by what are presumed to be militants linked to al-Qaeda. Is Islamic extremism on the rise in Mauritania?
Title: Selling the Future - Mauritania Description: 10 October 2001
In Nouadhibou, Mauritania's main fishing port, a group of angry fisherman are protesting. Last night, one of the local fishing boats, ...
Title: The train that keeps Mauritania connected - 19 April 08 Description: The West African country of Mauritania is host to one of the longest trains in the world.
The train is mainly used to transport iron ore from the min...
Title: Chinguetti the library of the desert (Mauritania) Description: Chinguetti la bibliothèque du désert
Chingue (Arabic: شنقيط) is a ksour or ancient trading centre in northern Mauritania, lying on the Adrar...
