The Festival of Heritage Cities is in full swing in Ouadane, in northern Mauritania. The festival celebrates the ancient cities of Ouadane, Chinguitty, Tichitt and Oualata classified as World Heritage by UNESCO and also serves as a business meeting for many Mauritanians like this engineer in renewable energy. "The Ouadane festival is very important because it is a festival dedicated to tradition. "This festival takes Mauritania back to its origins and reminds us of the need for Mauritanians to preserve their culture, their heritage. And, as President Mohamed Cheikh El Gazhouani recalled, the union of the Mauritanian people" Wahany Johnson SAMBOU, special correspondent in Ouadane, in the North of Mauritania, for Africanews.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 13, 2021 20:04 UTC