NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania – A Mauritania court has sentenced three women for keeping children in slave-like conditions in the West African nation. The court sentenced the women on Sunday. The women ...

MAFOUNDOU, Mauritania, April 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Every year when the pastoralist men in Fatima Demba's Mauritanian village return from their months-long journey to find pastures and ...

(Tunis) – Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani should prioritize women’s rights during his administration, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the new president. In particular, he ...

Women working in Mauritania’s fishing industry suffer from limited access to markets and credit, low capacity and physical isolation. A new World Bank Group project is helping women to build skills in ...

NOUAKCHOTT, MAURITANIA — Mey Mint struggles to carry her weight up the flight of stairs, her thighs shaking with each step. It will take several minutes for the 50-year-old to catch her breath, air ...

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Mey Mint struggles to carry her weight up the flight of stairs, her thighs shaking with each step. It will take several minutes for the 50-year-old to catch her breath, air ...

DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Women raped in Mauritania are discouraged from reporting the crime because they themselves can be jailed for having sex outside of marriage, a rights group said on ...

Every year when the pastoralist men in Fatima Demba’s Mauritanian village return from their months-long journey to find pastures and water, the women erupt in wild celebrations. “We draw henna tattoos ...