Mauritania News » Hodh El Gharbi News Mauritania » Hodh El Gharbi » People: When words heal: The impact of a listening space in Timbedra, Mauritania
News channel or source: https://www.afro.who.int/countries/mauritania/news/when-words-heal-impact-listening-space-timbedra-mauritania
Published on: Sunday 29 March 2026
Nouakchott—In the Hodh El Chargui region in eastern Mauritania, where mental health services were previously limited, a listening and psychosocial support space has gradually been established in ...
News Mauritania » Hodh El Gharbi » People: Advancing the rights of former slaves in Mauritania
News channel or source: https://www.un.org/democracyfund/en/news/advancing-rights-former-slaves-mauritania
Published on: Tuesday 01 January 2013
Former slaves and their descendants -- in particular women -- remain victims of severe discrimination in Mauritania. Hampered by illiteracy and poverty, they are excluded from political processes, ...