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Fishing Boats at Port de Peche  
   

Fishing Boats at Port de Peche

The captains try to outdo each other in the colours, patterns and flags on their boats.
A Colourful Friendly Dump

March 31st 2007
There are numerous terms, of varying political correctness, to describe the stage of development of African countries. To give you an idea of where Mauritania is at, the election campaign pledge of the recently appointed president was “to stamp out slavery for good!” The slave trade was only outlawed here in 1980 but apparently it continues. Mauritania is a fascinating country to travel thro ... read more
Africa » Mauritania » Trarza » Nouakchott

Mauritanian Flag Independent from France in 1960, Mauritania annexed the southern third of the former Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara) in 1976, but relinquished it after three years of raids by the Polisario guerrilla front seeking independence for the territory. ... ... read more
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