Before the new year eve, I spoke and wished all the best with friend of mine, Baba from Atar. Maybe someone knows him from Atar or from auberge Menata in Nouakchott. He mentioned to me that the general situation in Mauritania and the Western Sahel is catastrophic. There are no tourists and consequently no earnings. People survives with the help of one to another and occasionally government financial help. The area around the Chinguetti and Ouadana is safe, but the influence of neighboring Mali, AQIM is taking its toll.
I wish to all travelers as many memorable and safe kilometers in 2015. Thomas
Picture of Baba:
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