Mauritania – history to hip hop

The desert town of Chinguetti was once a must see for the predominantly French tourists in Mauritania but the decimation wrought by  EU government travel warnings meant that Steve and I accounted for at least 25% of the visitors on any day of our 4 days there. Whilst this may well add to the level of “authenticity” of the travel experience for those of us who have bothered, it is difficult to overstate the desperate plight of the inhabitants of…

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