This new funding from IFC will enable BEA to significantly expand its lending capacity to underserved MSMEs, helping to ...

Terre des hommes (Tdh) has been active in Mauritania since 1984, carrying out health and protection related projects for children (http://www.tdh.ch/en/countries ...

Every year when the pastoralist men in Fatima Demba’s Mauritanian village return from their months-long journey to find pastures and water, the women erupt in wild celebrations. “We draw henna tattoos ...

NOUAKCHOTT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Khady knew the man who waited outside her house one evening, followed her down a dark street and put his hand over her mouth. She had refused his offer of ...

Zeinab Mint Hama, 25, poses for a picture with her children Zuber (L), Bon Oumar (2nd L) and Seydna Ali in front of her shelter at Mbera refugee camp in southern Mauritania, May 23, 2012. REUTERS/Joe ...

IFC grants a $30 million senior loan to boost SME lending in Mauritania. At least 25% of the funds will support women-owned or women-led businesses. El Amana plans to grow its SME loan portfolio from ...

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Mey Mint struggles to carry her weight up the flight of stairs, her thighs shaking with each step. It will take several minutes for the 50-year-old to catch her breath, air ...

In Mauritania, divorced women are the most sought after by both married and single men; they even have a market. Mauritania, located in the Sahara and Northwest Africa, has a unique cultural ...