Road construction and development in Mauretania
 

Guest Post: Change is in the Air: Mauritania’s New Roads | The Moor Next Door

"The most notable infrastructure projects link southern cities Rosso to Boghé to Kaédi and Sélibaby and the northern Adrar region to the eastern Tagant across large swaths of the unpopulated Mauritanian rural desert with the newly-begun Atar to Tidjijka road.

Construction on the paved highway begins 30k to the south of the regional capital of Atar and extends 340k towards Tidjikja. As of now, travelers between the two cities can either expect two days’ of full travel on an unpaved and rough trail, or a drive of 440k to Nouakchott, then another 480k to Tidjikja for the indirect yet paved path. The stated goals of upgrading the national road network are to open up the interior of Mauritania, to develop possibilities for tourism, and to encourage national and regional integration."

With Senegalese workers, Wolof is now spoken in the oasis.

Meanwhile there is a military buildup going on in east Mauretania.