The MATIS factory is a specialized processing unit in Mauritania focused on weaving products derived from camelid fibre sources, particularly wool. Nouakchott, Mauritania. January 2025.
Desertification in Mauritania is shrinking pastures, forcing camel herders to travel longer distances for food and water. Trarza, Mauritania. January 2025.
Vatimetou Zayed Elmouslimine, 49 years old and mother of five, is the president of a cooperative she founded in 2019. Boutilimit, Mauritania. January 2025.
Mauritanian president of the MATIS factory, Vivi Efeiji. Nouakchott, Mauritania. January 2025.
Located 10 kilometers from the city center, the Nouakchott camel market is one of the largest in Mauritania and West Africa. On average, around 250 dromedaries are sold there daily. Nouakchott, Mau (...)
Periurban camel market in Nouakchott. Mauritania. January 28, 2025. All images © Zied Ben Romdhane / Magnum Photos
Vatimetou Zayed Elmouslimine and the women of the Teydouma camel milk transformation cooperative share tea after a long day of work. Boutilimit, Mauritania. January 2025.
Vatimetou Zayed Elmouslimine, the president of the Teydouma cooperative she founded in 2019, works with a colleague on camel milk transformation. Boutilimit, Mauritania. January 2025.
Staff members of the Mauritanian Center for Camel Development (CEMDEC) work with a machine milking system at the center's premises. Nouakchott, Mauritania. January 2025.
A nomadic herder relies on camels for his livelihood. Trarza, Mauritania. January 2025.
Trarza, Mauritania. January 2025.
Ahmedou Mokhtar Salem, a nomadic herder, relies on camel breeding for his livelihood. Trarza, Mauritania. January 2025.
Trarza, Mauritania. January 2025.
Nomadic camel herders, with dromedary camels drinking from a water trough. Trarza, Mauritania. January 2025.
A nomadic camel herder. Trarza, Mauritania. January 2025.
