Mauritania
Ivorian immigrant in Tripoli: “We blacks are brutalized because of our skin colour”
Why Mauritanian brides marry in black
In the West and most Arab countries, women traditionally celebrate their marriage in white, a symbol of purity. Black, meanwhile, is reserved for funerals. Not so in Mauritania. Find out why…
French-speaking students protest pro-Arabic reforms
On March 24 and 25, hundreds of French-speaking Mauritanian students staged a protest at the University of Nouakchott to protest government plans to "arabize" the county’s school system and administration. According to the students, the march degenerated into a violent riot after police barred them from exiting the university compound and fired teargas into the building. Read more...
Nouakchott’s bloodless coup seen by an expat
Not even a year and a half since he came into power, the first ever democratically elected president since Mauritania's independence in 1960 was ousted in a coup on Wednesday. Our Observer in Nouakchott tells us about her experiences of the day. Read more...
