An encroaching desert threatens to swallow Mauritania’s homes and history
- Posted on February 21, 2025
- By The Toronto Star
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An encroaching desert threatens to swallow Mauritania’s homes and history
CHINGUETTI, Mauritania (AP) — For centuries, poets, scholars and theologians have flocked to Chinguetti, a trans-Saharan trading post home to more than a dozen libraries containing thousands of manuscripts.
