Mauritania

The Foreign Students of the Mahadhra in Mauritania, courted by Jihadists

The Mauritanian Mahadhra, formerly known as the universities of the desert, defined also as traditional Quranic schools, are suspected of fuelling radical and extremist groups, regionally and internationally.

Doueida’ plague threatens cattle breeding in Mauritania

For more than 20 years, cattle breeders from the Assaba wilaya and areas in Tagant have deplored more and more signs of a deadly disease affecting their stocks. Signs are belly bloating and vomiting. They appear and within only a few days the affected animal dies.

Sufism in Mauritania: another view of Islam

Widespread in North and West Africa, the Tijaniyya throws bridges between Maghreb and sub-Saharan peoples. But, as other Sufi brotherhoods it is loathed by Salafi extremists.

Mauritania: education, a sector forbidden to migrants

In 2014, Mauritania restricted teaching posts to Mauritanians. The measure notifies that employment in education can be access by Mauritanians only. The measure is received as punishment by many migrants active as teachers.

Freedom of expression: Mauritania backtracks

The arrest of anti-slavery activists has been successively followed by the repression of journalists, musicians, trade unionists. This symbolises a new setback for the freedom of expression in Mauritania.

Soninke: feudalism blocks social rise for slave descendants

While they are well known and mediatised among Moors, the consequences of slavery have all the time existed in various Mauritanian communities (Moors, Halpulaar, Soninke, and Wolof). In the Soninke milieu, they are masked, even disguised. Ambitions of slave descendants are met with the reluctance from traditional chiefs, religious leaders often conniving with political elite; all are as many levers of feudalism.

Mauritania: anti-slavery road map has failings

Mauritania adopted a year ago a road map to put to an end the consequences of slavery. The road map is to be implemented together with the United Nations and the involvement of the civil society. However, victims are still suffering from their ordeal. Specifically those who thanks to the anti-slavery organisations, have been freed recently.

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