Women's day, NKC

 meeting place with Caravane d'Espoir

 banners done with the help of Mauritanian artists

 arrival to the Presidencial Palace

 on est lá

I want land

Yesterday 8th March, International women's day, I joined the walk from the Ancienne Maison des Jeunes to the Presidencial Palace, great video here. Young and old, rich and poor walked with banners and asking for the end of violence towards women. WE ARE HERE - NAHNE HOUNA was their cry. It was the first time women had demonstrated for their rights in women's day in Mauritania and the walk counted with the presence of  Marième Daddah, the wife of the first President of Mauritania, Moctar ould Daddah.. 

An hour later with  Minetou mint Moctar Ely at its head (a women that braves the secrecy of her society to expose is negatives ways and to try and change the passive role of women) a second demonstration started as the first one finished.

Sad that, reflecting the political stances of the country, women could not unite for the sake of WOMEN.

But I also understand that a women that gives herself to the causes she defends wouldn't like to walk with some of the women that run some NGO's and that are known here as "poupées de salon.

 The internet information sites reflect once again the countries divided views only showing in their news one of the "walks". So if you read just one of them you wouldn't have been aware of the other , is that real journalism?

demonstration at the blockate, Nouakchott

 Since the 25th of February 2011 young people have been demonstrating regularly at the "Place des blocks" an enormous empty space close to "Marché Capital" that's supposed to became the heart of a futuristic City Center.
They did demonstrate in this place and even tried to camp overnight but soon the police forces cleared the space. Since then the aim of the police is that no demonstrators put their foot in this ground, most of the time there are a lot more police securing the access to this spot than demonstrators.
The young people have been organising themselves through Facebook and Twitter and spreading their message, using not only arabic but all of the national languages as well as French (they still use mostly arabic).

demonstration for democracia real, Nouakchott

Spanish living in Nouakchott decided to demonstrate during an hour in front of their Embassy.

 Since the 15 of May Spanish people have been out in the streets protesting, I don't know how many of you're aware of the spanish revolution.  It ended up with a women reading the chart of democracia real.

 primeros momentos a las 7 de la tarde, un gendarme viene a questionar del porque de esta congregación

se reúnen todos para formar la palavra indignados

 llego tarde pero con el cartel, bravo

leyendo el manifesto

You can see photos of the event here . For great drawings from the event from Spain check Enrique Flores here from Madrid and Alvaro Carnicero in Cordova here

Nouakchott celebrates Mubarak's resignation

People started assembling in front of the Egyptien Embassy in Nouakchott to celebrate the resignation of Hosni Mubarek. Eighteen days were needed before the President understood the request of its people. 

I have no words to express my admiration for the people that brave so much in the quest of their rights.