Mauritania

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Growing gardens in the desert heat of Mauritania

It is hot and the midday sun scorches the sand. Mile after mile of travel and there is not a body of water to be seen. Animal carcasses rot on the side of the road. Yet amid this harsh desert climate, among a cluster of communities, tomatoes, onions and w

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Strengthening a partnership for development in Mauritania between the Red Crescent Society and its government

Just hours after touching down in Mauritania on 24 April for his first visit to the west African country, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and ...

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Solidarity and support in the shadow of acute malnutrition in Mauritania

Tibiba, a woman living in the Mberdya village, in Gorgol, southern Mauritania, works as volunteer in a health centre focused on malnutrition, run by the French Red ...

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Women play a crucial role combatting food insecurity in Mauritania

The village of Tchout, Mauritania, has not a single man living there; all have moved to towns in search of work. The lack of rain has halted agricultural production ...

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Spotting and preventing malnutrition in Mauritania

Malnutrition is a complex problem with causes that go beyond access to good food sources.

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Mauritania : Red Cross provides assistance to refugees

On March 2, the Mauritanian Red Crescent and the Spanish Red Cross started to assist migrants in holding facilities in Nouadhibou, Mauritania.

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Marième brightens up Mauritanian desert

The road to the village of Choum, on Mauritania’s border with Western Sahara, is long and arduous.