Cheikh Tidiane Fayé

Cheikh Tidiane Fayé is the president of the Malian community in Zouérat, where over 700 Malians work in various sectors, including domestic labor and gold mining. He highlights the welcoming nature of the city, which has provided his fellow countrymen with rights and opportunities they did not expect. Fayé commended a government decision in 2022 that granted foreigners a grace period to regularize their residency status, further easing their integration into Mauritanian society.