[The north African nation of Mauritania has "tried" three times to abolish slavery.](https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/06/the-country-where-slavery-is-still-normal/241148/) Kudos for trying! Oh wait. Officially there is no slavery, rather "domestic workers." For good measure we will blame the Chinese and the Europeans. The conclusion is "for now, however, Mauritania's thousands of slaves can do little but work and hope"