Created around 15 years ago to tackle uncontrolled building in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, the Tarhil district is one of many areas in the vast desert state in northwest Africa where water access poses a daily challenge. “There’s a terrible lack of water in Tarhil,” said 42-year-old Taher, wearing a long traditional robe known as a meulfeu.
Authorities have installed a few tanks in the streets and set up a replacement system with water tankers. But “they don’t come every day and the quantities distributed are insufficient for our families and our animals”, she said.
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View of the Tarhil district in Nouakchott, on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Michele Cattani / AFP)
