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Brand new road already swallowed by desert in Mauritania 🇲🇷 |S7 – E24|
EDITORIAL SUMMARY
This episode follows a solo motorcycle journey through inland Mauritania, with the aim of reaching the border with Senegal by a remote route. After saying goodbye to Ahmed, the rider continues alone along a route whose newly built road, as the title suggests, has been overtaken by desert.
About this film
Part of Season 7, Return to Africa, this is a travel episode centred on onward movement rather than a review or workshop story. The departure from Ahmed marks a change in the journey: the rider is now making her way through Mauritania on her own and attempting to reach Senegal. The source description identifies the inland route as remote and challenging, while the title points to a striking obstacle along the way—a brand-new road already swallowed by desert. It does not specify the exact location of that road or explain how each challenge unfolds, so the film’s central draw is the combination of a solo crossing attempt and an uncertain route through the country.
The journey
The stated direction of travel is toward the Senegal border, using a remote route through inland Mauritania. The episode follows the effort to make progress along that route, with the description warning that it is filled with challenges but offering no further detail about their nature. The title gives one concrete image: a newly made road that the desert has already overtaken. That contrast sets the journey’s practical problem in view: a road may be present, but it does not necessarily provide a clear or straightforward passage. Beyond this, the supplied information does not name towns, describe specific riding conditions, or establish whether the border is reached. The story is therefore best approached as a stage of an ongoing journey, focused on navigating inland Mauritania and continuing alone toward Senegal.
People, places and moments
Ahmed is the only other person named in the description; the episode begins with the rider saying goodbye to him before continuing alone. Mauritania is the setting, and the intended onward destination is the border with Senegal. The desert and the road overtaken by it are the defining landscape details supported by the title. The available description does not provide further information about encounters, settlements, or the specific obstacles faced, so the film’s context remains focused on the departure, the remote inland route, and the attempt to keep moving through a challenging stretch of the wider Africa journey.
What to expect
- A solo motorcycle journey through inland Mauritania.
- An attempt to reach the Senegal border by a remote route.
- A newly built road overtaken by desert, and challenges along the way.
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