Discover the hidden reality of Mauritania—a nation shrouded in silence where slavery still persists. Uncover its dark history, cultural traditions, and the mechanisms that sustain this appalling ...

The last country to abolish slavery was the African state of Mauritania, where a 1981 presidential decree abolished the practice; however, no criminal laws were passed to enforce the ban.

Biram Dah Abeid was just 8 when he became aware of slavery in his home country of Mauritania. He saw a defenseless youth being beaten by a man—a common experience, his parents explained ...

“In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in ... who walked hundreds of miles from Mauritania to reach freedom in Senegal. Some identities are unknown, like the subject of an early-19th-century ...

Biram himself has spent his whole life campaigning - at great risk - against slavery in Mauritania, where it is still very much a live issue.

The West African country of Mauritania has the most severe concentration of modern-day slaves, according to the new Global Slavery Index. Approximately 4% of Mauritania's population, or 155,600 ...