It warns: Violent crimes, such as mugging, armed robbery, and assault, are common.
A number of homes and private individuals, including U.S. citizens, have recently been targeted by violent criminals.
In Nouakchott, armed robberies and burglaries are occurring at homes as well as on busy streets in broad daylight.
of cocaine concealed beneath rice sacks in a stationary minibus, marking the country's largest drug seizure.
The country was reported to have emerged as a key transit point for Colombian cocaine destined for lucrative markets in Europe, where the illicit use of the substance was escalating.