Mauritania News News Mauritania » History: Abdou’s Midas touch takes Mauritania on history-making run
News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/abdous-midas-touch-takes-mauritania-history-making-run-2024-01-26/
Published on: Thursday 25 January 2024
Jan 26 (Reuters) - Amir Abdou may be a little-known name in the world of coaching but has now masterminded two improbable feats in successive Africa Cup of Nations finals after leading tiny Comoros ...
News Mauritania » History: An encroaching desert threatens to swallow Mauritania’s homes and history
News channel or source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/21/mauritania-encroaching-desert-threatens-swallow-homes-history/
Published on: Thursday 20 February 2025
CHINGUETTI, Mauritania — For centuries, poets, scholars and theologians have flocked to Chinguetti, a trans-Saharan trading post home to more than a dozen libraries containing thousands of manuscripts ...