Mauritania has vowed to ramp up its fight against slavery, becoming the second African country to approve a United Nations treaty designed to give countries the legal muscle to combat forced ...

Mauritania: One woman's struggle against modern slavery. Terre des hommes (Tdh) has been active in Mauritania since 1984, carrying out health and protection related projects for children (http ...

Mauritania, one of the most stable countries in the Sahel region, has been hailed as a key partner in curbing migration and fighting extremism, and hasn't suffered any attacks since 2011. Get the ...

But the practice continues, human rights groups said, with around 149,000 people in modern slavery in this nation of less than 5 million, according to the 2023 Global Slavery Index.