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  • A Mauritanian makes his way on one of the few isolated roads in a country primarily made up of low-lying desert. During the recurrent droughts of the 1970s and 80s, many nomads were forced into the urban capital of Nouakchott. Now nearly half the population resides there. (Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • A young sorghum seed struggles to grow in the region of Affole in Mauritania where farmers who were once nomads built a dam.  Successive droughts and the attractions of settled life have reduced that figure of nomadic herders to about 10%. Almost half of Mauritanians live in the capital, Nouakchott, which was no more than a coastal village fifty years ago. (Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • Even in the pre-dawn light, cries of the farmers in the village of Bounessa in the Affole region of Mauritania ring across the valley, challenging the birds that want a share of the ripening sorghum. Bounessa is a village of only 61 families, all of one sub-clan and tribe, the Swaqer of the Hel Sidi Mahmoud. The families were once nomadic,  but since they built a dam in 1960, they are settled now. "We were tired going from one place to another. Before the dam (was built) we cultivated where we could. With the dam and the cereals we have a new life. We can buy goats and sheep. Now I have stayed in a permanent house for seven years. " (Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • Mariem Mint Cheikh holds her son, Vadal Ould Talebned, as they wait in a health post after walking 18 km through the desert to Gaat Teidouma in the Affole region of Mauritania. The baby was weak and emaciated and was eventually referred to the capital of Nouakchott which is several days journey through the desert ..(Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • Aichetou Mint Dahi helped Mariem Mint Cheikh and her son, Vadal Ould Talebned, whom she holds,  walk 18 km to Gaat Teidouma in the Affole region of Mauritania to get to a health post. The baby was weak and emaciated and was eventually referred to the capital of Nouakchott which is several days journey through the unforgiving desert ..(Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • Women prepare tea for men during Rammadan in the village of Bounessa in the the Affole region of Mauritania. The village has only 61 families, all of one sub-clan and tribe, the Swaqer of the Hel Sidi Mahmoud and the families were once nomadic.  (Photo by Ami Vitale)
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  • Arab Moors  who live in the remote town of Boujbeja struggle to survive in the harsh desert. "Boujbeja" means the luck of the desert but after a severe drought in 1966, they have been fighting the constant push of the sands and must dig 70 meters under ground to get water. Despite these difficult living conditions, the villagers do not want to leave and like the peace they enjoy from the rest of the world. The leader of the villager, Cheik Bey, is trying to preserve ancient manuscripts from his family. Sadly, many of them have been lost or severley damaged but for those that remain it is a magnificent reminder of Africa's literary history.  (Photo by Ami Vitale),
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