An unrelenting drought for 20 years has devastated the country and provoked inter-ethnic violence over limited water and usable land. Independence from France in 1960 was followed by an endless succession of military coups. In 1992 a civilian government was appointed.

The constitutional guarantee of freedom of conscience and religious liberty does not extend to Muslims, which make up 99.7% of the population . All proselytization or conversion to another religion is illegal. According to their law, Mauritanians who confess
Christ face the death sentence if discovered.

For further information and specific prayer points for Mauritania, look up the book "Operation World" by Patrick Johnstone.

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Bambara, Black Moor, Fula Macina, Soninke, Tukulor, White Moor, Zenaga.

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