NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Mister X, hip hop impresario of Nouakchott, tells the history of slavery in rap. In a four-act “slam,” as it's known here — basically an episodic mix of spoken ...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (CNN)-- Young Mauritanian girls are traditionally force-fed and fattened for the sake of beauty and marriage, but now some are fighting the tradition, saying it's dangerous ...

The two have been married many years; they have long played traditional gigs, Noura on her ardine and Jeiche on its male counterpart, the tidinitt, or on guitar. They formed their first modern, or ...

Dressed in the colourful muslin veil that brightens up the harsh sandy streets of Mauritania's capital, Nouakchott, Malouma holds her traditional ardin, or harp, in one hand as she speaks rapid-fire ...

Qatar Charity (QC) has implemented income-generating projects in central Mauritania and set up 10 traditional bakeries in villages of Brakna region. The initiative has empowered families ...

QC establishes traditional bakeries in Mauritania. Qatar Charity (QC) has implemented income-generating projects in central Mauritania and set up 10 traditional bakeries in villages of Brakna region.

Geography. Mauritania is a northern African country, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Morocco-dominated Western Sahara, with a land area of 1,030,400 sq km.

Then she added the traditional reassurance that the marriage had ended more or less amicably: “She’s alive, and so is her ex.” Jeilaniy giggled, looking at her phone.