Adrien Marotte

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Adrien Marotte

President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL

Mauritania, stable outlier in turbulent region, re-elects president

Former army chief and incumbent president Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani won just over 56% of the vote

Adrien Marotte
Hademine Ould Sadi

A man pushes a wheelbarrow of waste along Hann Bay in Dakar on November 22, 2023. Hann Bay, which stretches around 14 kilometres, used to be known as one of the most beautiful bays in West Africa, lined with traditional fishing villages, villas, and tourist attractions. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty Images)

Senegal’s Hann Bay, a paradise turned sewer, awaits clean up

The once beautiful stretch of beach near Dakar has become the dumping ground for industry waste and sewage

Adrien Marotte