NY Times Africa Boubacar Ould Messaoud, Leader in an Antislavery Fight, Dies at 80 by External Source March 26, 2026 March 26, 2026 162 Despite being imprisoned and harassed, he helped found an organization to combat slavery in his West African nation of Mauritania.Original Article 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTumblrRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail External Source Africa News Matters is powered by the Colorado non-profit Africa Agenda. We credit our sources via link sharing. Support us, make a donation today! previous post U.S. Rejects Vote to Recognize Slavery as a ‘Crime Against Humanity’ next post Inside Trump’s Secret Deal to Deport Migrants to Cameroon You may also like Rescue Effort for Russian Tanker Fails, in a... April 24, 2026 Tanzania Report Blames ‘Outside Forces’ for Deadly Election... April 24, 2026 Pope Leo, Visiting African Prison, Urges Inmates to... April 23, 2026 Pope Leo Is Skipping Some of Africa’s Biggest... April 22, 2026 Nigeria Charges Six With Treason Over Coup Plot April 22, 2026 Pope Says News Outlets Misread Some of His... April 19, 2026 In Angola, Pope Leo XIV Faces the Legacy... April 18, 2026 ‘I Would Rather Be a Dwarf’: A Comic... April 18, 2026 Pope Leo, Amid Standoff With Trump, Says ‘Woe... April 17, 2026 South African Politician Julius Malema Is Sentenced to... April 17, 2026