Young fishermen in Nouakchott, #Mauritania [Photo: Michał Huniewicz via Flickr] For Italian daily la_stampa, Domenico Quirico went to #Nouakchott to speak to the Berber slaves of Mauritania, property of Arab masters despite their shared Muslim faith. "Nouakchott, the country’s capital, is eerily silent at night. The streets are empty and the city is asleep; the darkness punctured only by the odd bright light of a cafe. Child beggars roam the streets, silently following you at markets and intersections with their empty cans. They are children of slaves, the first I encounter on my visit here." Read the full article 🇲🇷Mauritania, The Last Stronghold Of Slavery🇲🇷 [LINK IN BIO] #berber #slavery #slaves #humanrights #reportage #haratin #haratine #haratins #Riyad #antislavery #abolitionism #BiramDahAbeid #domenicoquirico #africa #worldcrunch (à Nouakchott, Mauritania)