Mauritania

Scores of African migrants crowd in winter-wear at a US border wall

‘My life is in danger’: More Africans are choosing to migrate to the US

January 24, 2024Migration

Migrants from African countries represent a very small fraction of the people crossing the US southern border, but their numbers have significantly increased in the past year. A combination of factors is causing this trend.

Series of reimagined African folk tales launches on Netflix

March 31, 2023Arts, Culture & Media

Noura Mint Seymali, with her husband Jeiche Ould Chighaly behind her, playing at the Issue Project Room in Brooklyn on her first US tour.

Blending in a little funk from a Mauritanian musical ambassador

October 9, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Attacks in Niger Underline a Spread of Islamist Extremist Groups in West Africa

August 15, 2013Lifestyle & Belief

Algerian Militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, ‘Mr. Marlboro,’ Jihadist or Thug?

August 15, 2013Lifestyle & Belief

Eco-Farming Fosters Better Relations in Senegal

August 15, 2013Conflict & Justice

An experimental eco-farming project is improving yields, saving water and soothing tensions among refugees and locals in eastern Senegal.

Force-feeding in Mauritania

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Marco Werman speaks with Abigail Haworth, Senior International editor for the U.S. edition of Marie Claire magazine. She reported on the practice of force-feeding young girls in Mauritania, a country where big is considered more beautiful.

Geo answer

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Today’s answer is Mauritania, the next stop on a fantastical flight led by pilot Neil Laughton. Laughton is travelling in a flying car from London, England, to Timbuktu in Mali. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Laughton about his “Chitty-Chitty, Bang-Bang”-style adventure.