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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world

MauritaniaLimited data

The zeitgeist this week

What stands out in Mauritania’s news is History and heritage (13.2%, 12× the world). The news sounds darker than usual.

Mauritania’s zeitgeist, by theme

Each theme’s share of its news this week · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted

Mood

How the news sounds, and how people say they feel

What each theme makes the news feel

Leaders and great powersMixed +0.3

Mostly fear, 1.6× the average

  • Anxiety0.9×
  • Fear1.6×
  • Anger1.1×
  • Sadness0.8×
History and heritageMixed +0.1

Mostly sadness, 1.5× the average

  • Anxiety0.9×
  • Fear0.0×
  • Anger0.4×
  • Sadness1.5×
Wars and securityMixed −2.0

Mostly anger, 2.4× the average

  • Anxiety1.4×
  • Fear1.7×
  • Anger2.4×
  • Sadness0.9×

Each bar compares a feeling with the average news here; the tick marks the average.

How the news sounds

Darker than usual

Tone −1.28 · usual −0.75

  • Anxiety1.2× usual
  • Fear1.2× usual
  • Anger1.1× usual
  • Sadness1.1× usual
News · 598 · Indicative

Mauritania · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Seen from inside and outside

How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.

Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in the Maghreb region of West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to the north and northwest, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and southeast, and Senegal to the southwest. By land area Mauritania is the 11th-largest country in Africa and the 28th-largest in the world; 90% of its territory is in the Sahara desert.

From Wikipedia: Mauritania · CC BY-SA 4.0

  1. افتتاح ندوة تكوينية حول الأمن والسلامة البيولوجية لمختبرات المعهد الوطني للبحوث في مجال الصحة العموميةami.mr · 2 outlets
  2. ملف مدوني الخارج: قطب التحقيق يسجن 7 متهمين ويضع البقية تحت المراقبةalakhbar.info
  3. بروكسل ترفع عرضها المالي لتجديد اتفاق الصيد مع موريتانيا قبل ساعات من انتهاء البروتوكولaqlame.com
  4. Mauritanie : l'IFC envisage un financement de 48 millions d'euros pour une centrale solaire et éolienne de 228 MWcridem.org
  5. الدرك يعلن تفكيك شبكة لتهريب المخدرات ويوقف 11 مشتبها به %saharamedias.net
  6. Kinross Tasiast accueille les médias mauritaniens pour une visite de deux jours sur son sitejournaltahalil.com
Headlines via GDELT

Pictures

  • Camel market in Nouakchott
    Camel market in NouakchottFerdinand Reus from Arnhem, Holland · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Saudi Mosque in Nouakchott
    Saudi Mosque in NouakchottMagharebia · CC BY 2.0
  • A family in the Adrar Plateau.
    A family in the Adrar Plateau.Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Rock art in the Sahara Desert
    Rock art in the Sahara Desertgbaku · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • The Portuguese Empire ruled Arguin (Portuguese: Arguim) from 1445, after Prince Henry the Navigator set up a feitoria, until 1633.
    The Portuguese Empire ruled Arguin (Portuguese: Arguim) from 1445, after Prince Henry the Navigator set up a feitoria, until 1633.Jacob van der Schley · Public domain
  • After the Portuguese, the Dutch, and then the French, took control of Arguin until abandoning it in 1685.
    After the Portuguese, the Dutch, and then the French, took control of Arguin until abandoning it in 1685.Johannes Vingboons · Public domain

Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons

Mauritania · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Who’s in the news

The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.

People

  1. Saliou Diouf

    New

    5 stories

  2. David Caunter

    New

    4 stories

  3. James Cameron

    New

    3 stories

  4. Kate Winslet

    New

    3 stories

  5. Thomas Andrews

    New

    3 stories

  6. Wallace Hartley

    New

    3 stories

  7. Atlas Lions

    New

    3 stories

  8. Benni McCarthy

    New

    3 stories

Organizations

  1. United Nations

    20 stories

  2. African Union

    4 stories

  3. European Union

    New

    4 stories

  4. Titanic Hotel

    New

    3 stories

  5. Central Committee

    New

    3 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

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