NOUADHIBOU, Mauritania — Eager students from throughout west Africa raise their hands as teachers guide them through math and classical Arabic. Then they race outdoors to meet their parents, who ...

No life," Oulabie said about Aleppo. "We were afraid for our lives because of the war." It was 2013, and at that time Syrians didn't need a visa in advance to enter Mauritania. No jobs ...

Families often don't plan to stay in Mauritania, but parents still describe the school as a lifeline for kids' futures, wherever they will be. “Sometimes life’s circumstances leave you somewhere, so ...

Families often don't plan to stay in Mauritania, but parents still describe the school as a lifeline for kids' futures, wherever they will be. "Sometimes life's circumstances leave you somewhere ...

Amsatou Vepouyoum, president of Nouadhibou's Organization for the Support of Migrants and refugees, sits in her office, Mauritania, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Khaled Moulay) ...