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The Mauritanian capital Nouakchott is due to host the next summit of the Arab League. A new airport, dozens of new roads and hotels have been built.

But Nouakchott has no drains, and parts of the city are flooded year-round. Some residents worry that the scale of construction could worsen the problem.

The 麻豆社鈥檚 Alex Duval Smith reports.

(Photo: A discarded cigarette packet caked in sea salt and a man on a bicycle, in Nouakchott. Credit: Alex Duval Smith, 麻豆社 Africa.)