Residents concern displacement.. Begin of demolition of “Andghamsha” village, north of the capital, Sahara Media
Maryam bint Al-Munir – Media Desert
Amperektan.. an outdated girl over eighty years outdated; She spent most of her life within the village of Indaghmshe; On this seaside village, an emotional connection developed between the girl and her small city, however at this time Embarektan is perplexed by the authorities’ choice to deport her and the individuals of her neighborhood and demolish their village, and she or he expresses with a tragic face and the hoarse voice of her concern of being displaced into the unknown.
When Amperektan heard a commotion within the neighborhood the place she lived, she went out anxiously and with shocking steps, as she anticipated the authorities to come back at any second with demolition machines, and was reassured by the truth that it was solely a press was the motion. pictures group, then went on to say with confused appears to be like and a face that point had left a deep mark on: “Our connection to this land is not only for the love of proudly owning the land, however we have been born right here, and we all know nothing however this nation.”
Embarektan spoke about her bodily ache and illnesses of outdated age, which don’t burden her as a lot as enthusiastic about her unknown destiny, if the authorities implement the choice to demolish the village.
The outdated girl’s concern is a results of a choice revealed by the Ministry of Housing, requiring the demolition of the village, which is about 30 kilometers from Nouakchott close to the brand new airport, for safety causes, based on the ministry, a choice that started the authorities acted two days in the past.
Residents cling to the village, which, they are saying, has “landmarks that testify to its antiquity, reminiscent of its outdated ruined and deserted mosque, and its cemetery, a few of its shrines have been destroyed, along with the nicely that the villagers used. to drink.”
Till just lately, a number of the inhabitants of this village used to subsist on fishing, because the Atlantic Ocean is barely 4 kilometers away from them, whereas others apply herding backwards and forwards within the space, because of their Bedouin nature, however now’s residence to the villagers are scattered randomly, on either side of the street The connection between the town of Nouadhibou and the capital, Nouakchott.
Addo, who has lived on this village for years, says: “We have now been right here for years. Our fathers and ancestors are buried right here for us to depart, with out specifying the place we should always go. Why would they take us away from our properties with out compensation? ».
Whereas the authorities imagine that the situation of the village is safety delicate, the residents of Andghamsh village imagine that they aren’t a risk to the safety of the area.
Mamouni Al-Mukhtar, a journalist who lives within the village, spoke to “Sahara Media” concerning the historical past of this village, saying: “This village has been right here for forty years, and there may be nothing in it that’s threaten safety there is a matter associated to proximity to the airport, then Indughmush is just not the closest village to it.” ».
A number of steps away from the village, an indication seems on it that reads, “Andghamshe Cemetery,” whose basis dates again to the seventeenth century AD, based on journalist Mamouni.
The previous senator Sheikh Ould Ahmadou believes that the cemetery “proves the existence of this village for hundreds of years on this place and subsequently paperwork the possession of the land by the inhabitants.”
Authorities Determination
And earlier than yesterday, Thursday The Ministry of Housing, Urbanization and Land Reclamation started eradicating what it described as unlawful occupations within the public area north of Umm al-Tunisi Airport, particularly within the village of Andghamsha.
The ministry mentioned in a press release that it calls on everybody to obey the choice, the implementation of which is receiving particular consideration from the upper authorities, and those that break it will likely be topic to strict penalties, based on the assertion.
The Ministry defined that it had seen that some residents in that space have been doing work that was initially throughout the jurisdiction of the state, reminiscent of reclamation operations and marking landmarks.
She added that she informs these residents straight of the necessity to cease constructing or exploiting public lands and taking their property in order that they aren’t destroyed, and that the related authorities proceed with the choice transfer
In “Andghamsh”, confusion and fatigue are widespread among the many majority of the residents, as one girl expressed concerning the normal temper of the residents With every new arrival within the village, astonishment seems, and anxiousness spreads over the residents , they usually marvel, Is the following particular person a consultant of the state? Will the monologue between Andghamsh and the Atlantic actually finish?