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The Islamic Republic of Mauritania has been playing host to the 3rd edition of the Francophone Literature Festival which will come to an end this weekend. The festival begun since the 9th of December and has been famous for uniting francophone literature under one umbrella for almost a week. This year’s edition was graced by […]
The 6th International Handifestival will be held from the 1st to the 4th of December in Nouakchott despite the financial difficulties confronting the organizers with less than 25% of the budget acquired. The event is organized by the ‘Nyellitaaré Légnol’ musical group managed by Mohamed Camara who also serves the president of the Mauritanian musicians. […]
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched an appeal to aid donors to raise $ 800,000 to enable the intergovernmental organization provide reintegration support to up to 1,000 stranded Sub-Saharan African migrants who want voluntarily to return to their home on flights provided by the Moroccan government. The IOM assistance will be provided to […]
Jealousy is a feeling that can sometimes take you too far. A Senegalese national found no other way to prevent his wife from traveling abroad than call the carrier staff to tell them a bomb was on board the plane that was about to take off from Dakar airport. An anonymous caller told the ground […]