The U.S. spends millions of dollars in the form of military co-operation and development assistance to aid a Mauritanian government that is determined to protect slavery and build an Arab only nation by progressively de-Africanizing the country.
The Mauritanian government has directed genocide operations against black Africans. Among the perpetrators are high ranking officials in the administration who lead lavish lifestyles with complete impunity.
Now, the authorities have embarked on different projects that aim to deny blacks of their right to citizenship and expropriate their lands.
20% of the population lives in slavery. The authorities refuse to crack down on this practice and persecute anti-slavery activists.
This is a moral issue that concerns all Americans.