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• Nouakchott, Mauritania<\/h3><\/li>

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  FCO's travel advice & alerts (fco.gov.uk)<\/h2><\/div>

  • Mauritania<\/a><\/h3><\/li>

    • The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all travel to the provinces of Tiris Zemmour, Adrar, Tagant, Hodh el Chargui, Dakhlet-Nouadhibou and Inchiri due to the continuing high threat from terrorism. This includes the border with Western Sahara and the road from the port of Nouadhibou to Nouakchott.
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    • The FCO advise against all but essential travel to the rest of the country.
      There is a high threat from terrorism, including kidnapping. Attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places frequented by foreigners. There is a threat of retaliatory attacks following the French military intervention in Mali. See <\/strong>Terrorism<\/strong><\/a>
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    • Demonstrations have taken place in the capital Nouakchott. Some have involved clashes between police and demonstrators. You should avoid all demonstrations. See <\/strong>Political situation<\/strong><\/a>.
      
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    • There is no British Embassy in Mauritania. Register on<\/strong> LOCATE<\/strong><\/a> before you travel. If you need consular assistance while you are in Mauritania, contact the British Embassy in Rabat or any EU Embassy in Nouakchott. See Consular assistance
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    • Take out comprehensive travel and medical insurance before you travel.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>","script":"$().ready(function() {$('#Destination_info div.infSection a.minMax').click(function() {\tvar relVal=$(this).attr('rel'), cookieVal='min';\tvar cookieName='minmax_' + relVal;\tif ($(this).hasClass('min')) {\t$(this).addClass('max').removeClass('min');\t} else {\t$(this).removeClass('max').addClass('min');\tcookieVal='max';\t}\t$(this).parent().next().slideToggle('fast');\t$.cookie(cookieName, cookieVal, { expires: 7, path: '\/' });\treturn false;\t});});"}