ZED - Today in Africa Series 1 (2019) Part 3 Mauritania Sentinels of the Sands

Today in Africa Series 1

In human cultures in general, and perhaps particularly in Africa, the landscape is the first shrine of tradition.

Part 3 Mauritania Sentinels of the Sands

Caught between the immensity of the Atlantic and that of the Sahara, Mauritania was born of wind and sand. Today its men and women hand down its desert traditions. We meet Youbba, nomad patriarch of the Adrar region; Seif, custodian of Chinguetti's ancient manuscripts; and Nour, a fisherman.

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