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I Spent A Month Riding The Infamous Mauritanian Iron Ore Train And Here Are 25 Photos I Took

Beyond the endless dunes of the Western Sahara lies Mauritania — a country the size of France and Germany combined, yet home to a population of only 4 million. The post I Spent A Month Riding The Infamous Mauritanian Iron Ore Train And Here Are 25 Photos I Took first…

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Psychiatric patients brave mental health desert in Mauritania

The wall was tagged with graffiti above 22-year-old Sidi's bed in the lone psychiatric hospital in Mauritania, a country whose mental health system is as sparse as its desert landscapes.

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Patients Brave Mental Health Desert In Mauritania

The wall was tagged with graffiti above 22-year-old Sidi's bed in the lone psychiatric hospital in Mauritania, a country whose mental health system is as sparse as its desert landscapes.

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Illegal Migrant Accused Of Hate Crime And Terrorism Charges

Illegal migrant from Mauritania charged with hate crime and terrorism for shooting Jewish man in Chicago. Case underscores complexities of immigration enfo...

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From Siberia To The Sahara: Huskies Conquer Mauritania

As dusk fell on the edge of Nouakchott, Kayo the husky left a trail of paw prints in the warm Sahara sand, an incongruous yet increasingly familiar sight in Mauritania.

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Spain’s leader in Senegal concludes West Africa tour aimed at tackling irregular migration

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has met with Senegal's president as part of a trip through three West African nations aimed at tackling irregular migration to Spain’s Canary Islands

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Spain Signs Accords With Mauritania, Gambia To Curb Illegal Migration

Spain has signed agreements with Mauritania and The Gambia to strengthen cooperation to combat people smuggling and promote legal migration, as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visits West Africa in the face of surging migrant arrivals.

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Spain and Mauritania agree deals to stem flow of illegal migrants

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani announced a series of agreements on Wednesday aimed at stemming a surge in migrants venturing across the Atlantic Ocean to the Canary Islands.

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Spanish Prime Minister Tours West Africa To Address Migration Crisis

Spain's Prime Minister visits West Africa to tackle rising migrant arrivals in the Canary Islands, focusing on bilateral agreements, combating human traffi...

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Spain's leader begins West Africa tour in Mauritania to tackle irregular migration to Canary Islands

Spain’s prime minister has embarked on a three-day tour of West Africa as the European nation struggled to contain the number of people making the dangerous Atlantic voyage by boat to the Canary Islands

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Spanish PM to visit Mauritania, Senegal to address migration surge

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez begins a three-day visit to Mauritania, Gambia and Senegal Tuesday as part of his focus on curbing migration to the Canary Islands, which have seen a surge of arrivals from West Africa this year.

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Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Mauritania, Dozens Missing

Tragic boat capsizing off Mauritania coast as migrants attempt perilous journey to Europe. Many missing, rescued, and casualties.

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25 Killed, Dozens Missing In Migrant Wreck Off Mauritania: IOM

At least 25 migrants have died and dozens are missing after their boat capsized off Mauritania, the country's news agency AMI said Wednesday, in the latest in a string of migrant tragedies off the coast of West Africa.

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Tragedy Strikes As Boat Capsizes Near Mauritania, Dozens Missing

Tragic boat capsizing near Mauritania's capital highlights dangers of West Atlantic migration route. IOM reports loss of lives and missing migrants.

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15 Killed, Dozens Missing In Migrant Wreck Off Mauritania: IOM

At least 15 migrants have died and dozens are missing after their boat capsized off Mauritania, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and local sources said Wednesday, the latest in a string of migrant tragedies off the coast of West Africa.

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Climate Change Threatens Age-old Mauritania Date Harvest

Wandering atop a small sand dune in central Mauritania, Aliene Haimoud gazed despondently at the yellowing date palms before him -- the trees are dying if they are not already dead.

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At least 89 people dead as boat capsizes off Mauritania

Dozens missing after fishing vessel left from border of Senegal and Gambia with 170 believed to have been on board.

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At least 89 Europe-bound migrants die after boat capsizes off Mauritania

Boat had sailed from near Senegalese-Gambia border with 170 people on board

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Tragic Boat Capsizing Off Mauritania Coast Leaves 89 Dead

Tragedy strikes as 89 migrants perish in boat capsizing off Mauritania coast. Survivors recount perilous journey to Europe.

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Three people die after arrests at election protests in Mauritania

Two died in detention facility and one in hospital, officials say, after protests over Mohamed Ould Ghazouani’s win

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Mauritania's Ghazouani wins presidential vote, despite claim of fraud

Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has secured re-election with a comfortable margin, garnering 56.12 percent of the vote. The results were announced by the electoral commission this Monday.

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Mauritania, Stable Outlier In Turbulent Region, Re-elects President

Mauritania's incumbent President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has comfortably won re-election at the helm of the vast desert nation, seen as a rock of relative stability in Africa's volatile Sahel region, officials said Monday.

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Mauritanians vote for president with the incumbent ally of the West favored to win

Mauritanians are voting for their next president, with the incumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani widely expected to win the vote after positioning Mauritania as a strategic ally of the West in a region swept by coups and violence

Radio France Internationale

Mauritanian president tipped to secure second term in 'one-sided' election

Mauritanians go to the polls on Saturday for elections widely expected to deliver a second term to President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani.

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