Mauritanians Demand Expulsion of Envoys Backing Israeli Regime

Protesters, joined by religious and political figures, carried banners reading: “End the siege on Gaza,” “Stop starvation in Gaza,” “Mauritanians reject normalization and stand with resistance,” and “Children of Gaza are not military targets.”...

Mauritania’s Tah, Succeeds Akinwumi Adesina As 9th President Of ADB

1 The African Develop­ment Bank Group and the government of Cote d’Ivoire will hold a swear­ing-in ceremony for incoming President, Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, on Monday, September 1, 2025, at the Sofitel Abidjan Hôtel Ivoire in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire....

70 drown as migrant boat capsizes off Mauritanian coast

At least 70 people have been confirmed dead after a boat transporting migrants capsized off the coast of Nouakchott, Mauritania. The boat, which departed from Sami Koto, a village in Gambia’s north bank region, was carrying about 150 people,...

69 migrants killed as boat capsizes off Mauritania

Sat Aug 30, 2025 01:58 AM Last update on: Sat Aug 30, 2025 04:06 AM AFP, Nouakchott Sat Aug 30, 2025 01:58 AM Last update on: Sat Aug 30, 2025 04:06 AM A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week, killing at...

49 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania's coast

At least 49 people have died when a boat carrying migrants capsized this week, the Mauritanian coast guard said Friday. Authorities said the boat came from Gambia and capsized Tuesday morning off the coast of Mheijrat. “The boat left Gambia a week...

Mauritania rejects Human Rights Watch report on migration measures

NOUAKCHOTT, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Mauritania's Ministry of the Interior and Decentralization on Friday rejected a recent Human Rights Watch report on national measures concerning irregular migrants, saying that it lacks objectivity and credibility...

Mauritanian coast guard says at least 49 people have died after a boat carrying migrants capsized this week

At least 69 people dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania's coast

At least 69 people have died and many more are missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania, coastguards in the north-west African country have said. Seventeen people have been rescued and a search is continuing for other passengers...

Gambia’s Foreign Ministry Responds to Mauritania Shipwreck That Killed Dozens of Migrants

- Advertisement - By: The Fatu Network News Desk The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad has issued an official statement following the capsizing of an irregular migrant boat off the coast of Mauritania,...

69 people drown as migrant boat capsizes off coast of Mauritania

Sixty-nine people drowned when a vessel full of migrants overturned off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week, coastguard officials said on Friday. The accident occurred late on Tuesday after passengers on the boat spotted the lights of a...

Mauritania’s coast guard says at least 49 die when boat carrying migrants capsized this week           

At least 49 people have died when a boat carrying migrants capsized this week, the Mauritanian coast guard said on Friday. Authorities said the boat came from Gambia and capsized on Tuesday morning off the coast of Mheijrat. “The boat left Gambia...

Mauritania to launch major military operation to secure northern borders

The Mauritanian army is preparing a large-scale military operation in the coming weeks to secure the country’s northern borders, according to informed Hespress AR Mauritanian sources. The operation aims to monitor movements in the vast, sparsely...

Mauritania’s coast guard says at least 49 died when a boat carrying migrants capsized this week

Mauritania's coast guard says at least 49 died when a boat carrying migrants capsized this week

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — (AP) — At least 49 people died and nearly 100 are still missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized this week, the Mauritanian coast guard said Friday. Authorities said the boat came from Gambia and capsized Tuesday...

69 killed,100 missing as boat capsizes off Mauritania

NOUAKCHOTT: A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week, killing 69 people, officials told AFP Friday, the latest deadly sea crossing on the frequent migration path.

Mauritania’s coast guard says at least 49 died when a boat carrying migrants capsized this week

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — At least 49 people died and nearly 100 are still missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized this week, the Mauritanian coast guard said Friday. Authorities said the boat came from Gambia and capsized Tuesday...

Mauritanian coast guard says at least 49 people have died after a boat carrying migrants capsized this week

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Mauritanian coast guard says at least 49 people have died after a boat carrying migrants capsized… NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Mauritanian coast guard says at least 49 people have died after a boat carrying migrants...

At least 69 migrants confirmed dead after boat capsizes off Mauritanian coast

At least 69 people have died and dozens more are missing after a vessel carrying migrants from The Gambia capsized off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week, according to a revised death toll from the Mauritanian coast guard. The tragic...

Sixty-nine people drown as migrant boat capsizes off coast of Mauritania

Sixty-nine people drowned when a vessel full of migrants overturned off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week, coastguard officials said on Friday. The accident occurred late on Tuesday after passengers on the boat spotted the lights of a...

69 Killed As Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Mauritania

A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week, killing 69 people, officials told AFP on Friday. The accident occurred late on Tuesday night when the migrants saw the lights of a town off the coast of Mauritania,...