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A Mauritanian girl stands outside her family’s shack in a shanty town in Nouakchott’s El-Mina quarter, which is mainly inhabited by the descendants of slaves. Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty Images)


Slavery in Mauritania: Above the Law

Slavery in Mauritania: Above the Law

Nouakchott, Asharq Al-Awsat—Mauritanian presidential candidate and human rights activist Biram Dah Abeid stood in front of dozens of his supporters, adjusted his black turban, and began his speech by talking about his intention to free all slaves in Mauritania, known...
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News program on La TV du Sahel in Mauritania. (Asharq Al-Awsat)


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French President François Hollande (R) accompanies Mauritania’s president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz after a meeting at the Elysée Palace in Paris on November 20, 2012. (REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer)


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Members of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) committee pose for a picture during a meeting of the UMA Monitoring Committee in Rabat May 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Stringer)


Reviving the Maghreb Union

Reviving the Maghreb Union

In the wake of the Tunisian revolution Maghreb integration and cooperation is once again on the table. “We will work to restore unity with our brothers in Algeria, Morocco, Libya and Mauritania,” declared Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki during a tour of the North...
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Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Islamic Republic of Mauritania

[map id=”countryBriefMapIn” w=”676″ h=”350″ z=”6″ maptype=”TERRAIN” address=”Nouakchott, Mauritania” marker=”yes”] Timeline • 1960: Gains independence from France. • 1961: President...