A picture shows the feet and hands of the daughter of Zahra (not her real name) in the office of the president of the Association of Women Heads of Family (AFCF) in Nouakchott on January 28, 2019.
Feminists in Mauritania confront sexual violence laws
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Djamel Okacha, the jihadist veteran known also as Yahya Abou El Hamame.
France says kills top Al-Qaeda commander in Sahel
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In this photo taken on Wednesday May, 30, 2018, a member of the Army stand guard at the entrance of the headquarters of a new five-nation West African counterterror force, in Mali.
G5 nations meet in Burkina Faso day after deadly attack
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Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz waits for the arrival of the French President at Nouakchott airport on July 2, 2018.
Mauritania’s leader delivers 'last testimony' of his presidency
Lamine Ghanmi
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Mauritanian politician and activist for the abolition of slavery, Birham Dah Abeid.
Activist urges EU to cut ties with Mauritania
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Moroccan King Mohammed VI, right, confers with UN envoy Horst Kohler at the Palace in Rabat
Western Sahara talks in Geneva will be an 'ice-breaker'
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Men sit on the ground in Ouad Initi, eastern Mauritania, on November 21, 2018.
Mauritania's camel-back mission to win hearts and minds
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People holding a banner reading "No to slavery" during a demonstration against discrimination in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Mauritanian activists hail US ending trade deal over slavery
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A woman shields her child from the wind while walking on sand dunes near Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Mauritanian women fight to end victim blaming
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UN envoy Horst Koehler
UN invites Morocco, Polisario to talks in December
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Mauritanian ruling party sweeps legislative polls
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Anti-slavery activists make poll gains in Mauritania
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Mauritania ruling party well ahead in vote
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Mauritanians in last vote before key presidential election
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Mauritanian leader warns citizens against voting for Islamists
Lamine Ghanmi
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Freed Mauritanian activists vow to keep fighting against slavery
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