Saudis as Agricultural Development Specialists in Mauritania: LAND POLITICS and Dispossession

Last week we started receiving reports of extensive dispossession of peasant farmers in Boghe, Mauritania.  Reportedly the government of Mauritania, personified by President Mohamed Abdel Aziz, has leased 3200 hectares to a Saudi agency for a period of 90 years.

The problem is: this land is farmed by people who have lived, worked, and made their homes there for generations.

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