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In Mauritania they want their woman to be fat. That shows a sign of wealth and strength. And when you are obese, you are a lot more eligable for marriage.So when they are younger they are force fed to become obese.
This is still a majority of problems in Maurinania. Slavery. This country was the last country in Africa to abolish slavery. But, just becaquse it is abolished, it doesnt mean that some people listen to that. In 2015 it was recorded that 20% of people in Mauritania are still enslaved.
Problems in the Country
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