Mauritania

by Kourich

Mauritania is an African country situated in the northwest. Its capital is Nouakchott, a young capital about 47 years old. A stranger will find Nouakchott neither clean nor nice, the streets and roads leading to the town are covered with sand. But, it is a peaceful country. We have never known civil war or rebellions. I thank God when I see such countries as Sudan or DR Congo which are always at war. Mauritania is also a nice place. Most areas are desertic. The north and east are especially desertic and mountainous.

Our country is large and rich in natural resources, but very poorly managed and corruption is everywhere destroying our country. We used to live better than today. For the past three years, things have been getting worse. Life is getting harder and harder, prices are increasing, and the youth are suffering. The government doesn’t help us; we don’t even know the name of our minister.

Now we are under the threat of sanctions because of the military coup which has been condemned everywhere in the world. We hope the generals in power will leave soon in response to the pressure of the big countries. I hope investors will come and invest here because I love my country. I want to see it developed and in good relationships with many countries – to be well known over the world.

I think Mauritanians should work very hard to rebuild their country, their economics, and their democracy. That is what the next government elected by the population will have to do – to struggle to address all of these challenges.