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Migrants in hiding as Mauritania pushbacks drastically cut Europe arrivals

Mauritania [Raimundo Pacco/AP Photo] ## Migrant departures from Mauritania plummet Mauritania, a vast, sparsely populated desert

‘I have to protect them’: The man guarding Mauritania’s rare Islamic books

Mauritania’s rare Islamic books **Chinguetti, Mauritania –** Bookkeeper Muhammad Gholam el-Habot gently pulled a pair

In Mauritania, push to phase out private schools divides opinion

Mauritania, push to phase out private schools divides opinion **Nouakchott, Mauritania –** Moulay Ould Rais waited

‘We saw terrible things’: Mali refugees tell of atrocities amid attacks

Mauritania –** One evening in late March, 75-year-old Moctar gathered with his family and friends

What is the Azawad Liberation Front, part of the Mali attacks?

Mauritania than with the Bambara people, who make up the majority of Mali’s population

Mali’s Tuareg rebels say Russian fighters must withdraw from country

Mauritania and relying on qadis, Islamic judges who render decisions based on Islamic law. France