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Brakna is a region in south-west Mauritania. Its capital is Aleg. Other major cities/towns include Bogué. The region borders the Mauritanian region of Tagant to the north-east, the Mauritanian regions of Assaba and Gorgol to the south-east, Senegal to the south_west and the Mauritanian region of Trarza to the north-west. The Senegal river runs along the regions border with Senegal.


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Appeals: Sahelian Countries: Heavy Rains and Floods - Sep 2003, ACT Appeal Mauritania - Brakna, Gorgol & ... (2103 words)
The Departments of Maale and Bababe in the Brakna, the Department of Maghama and Kaedi of the Gorgol region and the Department Guidimalkha were the hardest hit by this unusual weather.
The regions of Brakna, Gorgol, and Guidimakha were already weakened by a shortage of food due to a poor harvest season and a series of intermittent droughts that have affected the area over the past 20 years.
- The reconstruction of 275 houses in the Brakna, Gorgol and Guidimakhan regions
FEWS NET Printing (5178 words)
In Brakna, vegetation on grazing lands in the area beginning some 40 kilometers west of Boghé and extending as far as Rosso is "at full development" so to speak and is already relatively thick.
Brakna: The entire farm population of Brakna, farmers in adwaba encampments in Aftout and farm families throughout the Senegal River Valley, is being classified as extremely food-insecure.
Gorgol: The situation in Monguel District and in the northern reaches of M'Bout District is identical to that of Brakna.
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