The man on a mission to save Mauritania’s ‘city of libraries’ from encroaching desert sands

The man on a mission to save Mauritania’s ‘city of libraries’ from encroaching desert sands

Curated from World news | The Guardian — Here’s what matters right now:

Desert settlement of Chinguetti faces rising sands, dwindling tourism and insecurity due to conflict in neighbouring Mali On a recent afternoon, 67-year-old Saif Islam made his way into the courtyard of a library in Chinguetti, a tiny desert settlement nestled in the Sahara in Mauritania. Decked in a flowing boubou gown striped in two shades of blue, his steps unsteady but his presence still commanding, he sat on a handwoven mat stroking his grey beard, with his black croc sandals neatly placed to the side. Continue reading...

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Original reporting: World news | The Guardian

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