Posts tagged: Mauritania
Female Genital Mutilation Banned by Islamic Leaders in Mauritania
This week, 34 well-regarded Mauritanian religious and national leaders signed a fatwa, or Islamic law, banningfemale genital mutilation (FGM). The fatwa is considered a huge stride toward women’s rights in the Islam world.
Female genital mutilation, or genital cutting, is a form of female circumcision. It entails removing all or part of the external...
In Pictures: Touareg women of West Africa
The Tuareg (also Twareg or Touareg, Berber: Imuhagh, besides regional ethnyms) are a Berber nomadic pastoralist people. They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa. The Tuareg today are found mostly in North Africa and West Africa.
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Anti-slavery activists jailed in Mauritania
Nouakchott – Three anti-slavery activists were jailed in Mauritania after exposing a case of two young girls allegedly forced to work as servants. Amnesty International is calling for their immediate release.
Erwin van der Borght, Africa Director at Amnesty International said in a press release, “Those jailed are prisoners of conscience,...
Iran fails to win Gambia, Senegal due to mysterious shipment
Mysterious shipment of arms scuttles friendships with Gambia and Senegal.
BANJUL, Gambia — Beyond the sleepy, Connecticut-sized nation he governs, Gambian President Sheikh Alhaji Yahya Abdul Azziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh is internationally known as something between a walking human rights concern and a farce: He markets a banana leaf-based “Presidential...
In Pictures: Traditional methods of Cooking in West Africa
A collection of images depicting the traditional methods of cooking in the west African region. These traditional methods of cooking are still heavily practiced today.
In Picture: Fish in Mauritania
Mauritania is rich in fish, but a lot of it is taken by foreign ships, as local people are not so keen on eating it, as in many other nomad countries, they prefer goat or sheep. So it is black migrants from Senegal or local black population that goes to the sea, sells, and most often eats fish.
Mauritania renews tuna fishing agreement with Japan
Nouakchott – The government of Mauritania has renewed an agreement allowing Japanese ships to fish for tuna in Mauritania’s Atlantic waters, news agencies reported on Thursday.
The agreement was signed in Tokyo by Eyih Ould Aghdhafna, Mauritania’s Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, and the Japan Tuna Fisheries Association.
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