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  • The Continentthecontinent@mas.to
    Sep 18, 2026, 2:36 PM

    All Protocol Observed

    Welcome to Issue 254 of The Continent.

    Social media made Mauritania’s iron ore train a daredevil adventure. Our photo essay captures the beauty of ordinary life.

    bit.ly/254_TC

    A black-and-white photograph fills the cover of The Continent. It shows a long passenger train travelling through a vast, pale desert landscape in Mauritania. The photograph is taken from alongside the train, looking backwards along its left side. In the foreground, an arm extends through an open train window towards the landscape, with the hand and fingers reaching out into the open air. Another passenger is partly visible leaning from a window further ahead. The railway tracks run diagonally from the lower centre of the image towards the distant horizon. The surrounding desert is largely flat and barren, with low dunes, scattered shrubs and rocky patches stretching into the distance. At the top, a yellow-orange strip reads: “AFRICAN JOURNALISM | 19 SEPTEMBER 2026 | ISSUE 254.” Beneath it, in large white lettering, is the title “The Continent.” On the right side of the photograph, large dark-grey text reads: “Beyond the spectacle of Mauritania’s iron train.” Below the headline is the photo credit: “FETHI SAHRAOUI / THE CONTINENT.” The overall cover is stark and minimalist, contrasting the dark train and reaching arm with the almost white expanse of the desert.
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