Home All News World Mauritania Fights to End Racism All NewsWorld Mauritania Fights to End Racism By M. Mealey - Mar 6, 2008 “Since it gained its independence from France in 1960 Mauritania has struggled with ethnic tension between Arab and Afro-Mauritanians, but a new democratically-elected government is trying to heal the pattern of ethnic division.” Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.