By the southern bank of the river demarcating the official border between Mauritania and Senegal, filmmaker Diago convenes an open-air assembly of Black Mauritanians who, in 1989, were expelled from their homeland by a racialist Arab government.

Source: https://thefilmstage.com/exclusive-momis-first-look-2023-features-tori-and-lokita-fremont-mami-wata-rodeo-the-eight-mountains-more/

Mauritanians voted on Saturday in the first legislative and local elections since 2019 when President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani came to power in a litmus test for the veteran leader ahead of next year’s presidential vote.

Source: https://guardian.ng/news/world/mauritania-votes-in-preview-of-presidential-contest/

"The American dream is still available," promises a video on TikTok, one of dozens of similar posts from French-speaking "guides" that help Mauritanians make the trip.

Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230819/thousands-more-mauritanians-are-making-their-way-to-the-us-thanks-to-a-route-spread-on-social-media