Mauritania - the other apartheid?

Abstract

A report on the racial and cultural conflict in Mauritania. The author argues that the black population is being discriminated by the ruling Arab population.

<p>Contents: Abbreviations -- Mauritania -- Acknowledgements -- The present crisis -- The history of Mauritania -- Population -- Racism in economic life -- The land ownership issue -- Understanding the Mauritanian crisis -- The origin of racism in Mauritania -- The armed forces -- Cultural discrimination in Mauritania -- Slavery -- Mauritanian refugees in Senegal and Mali -- Democracy à la apartheid? -- The African Liberation Forces of Mauritania (FLAM) -- The implications of the situation in Mauritania -- References -- Appendix 1. Important political events in Mauritania since France created it after World War 2 -- Appendix 2. US Congress condemns human rights violations in Mauritania</p>