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Dozens of Gambians Among Victims of Mauritania Boat Disaster

Dozens of Gambians Among Victims of Mauritania Boat Disaster

By: Fatou Krubally The Gambia is mourning after a tragic migrant boat disaster off the coast of Mauritania left dozens of its citizens dead among the victims. The capsizing of a vessel carrying Gambian and Senegalese nationals has underscored the...

Owner:  The Voice Media Company Ltd
UN expert to assess the situation of migrants in Mauritania

UN expert to assess the situation of migrants in Mauritania

OHCHR GENEVA – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Gehad Madi, will visit Mauritania from 2 to 12 September 2025. During his visit, the Special Rapporteur will assess the country’s current laws, policies and...

Owner:  The National Tribune Australia
Moroccan farmers turn to Mauritania, Senegal as African exports decline

Moroccan farmers turn to Mauritania, Senegal as African exports decline

Moroccan farmers are increasingly shifting operations to Mauritania and Senegal after vegetable exports to African markets dropped sharply, professional associations said this week. The decline follows Moroccan authorities’ decision to restrict...

Owner:  Guennouni Family
'We left hell behind': Inside the Mbera refugee camp, a miniature Mali on Mauritania's border
Over 100 Migrants Dead in Mauritania Shipwreck
Migrant Ship Sinks Near Mauritania

Migrant Ship Sinks Near Mauritania

(MENAFN) More than 140 individuals are feared to have perished on Friday when a migrant vessel headed for Spain’s Canary Islands sank off the coast of Mauritania, as reported by Spanish media. Authorities in Mauritania informed a Spanish news...

Owner:  Abdel Rehim Ali & Hani Jabsheh
70 drown as migrant boat capsizes off Mauritania

70 drown as migrant boat capsizes off Mauritania

BANJUL/ATHENS: At least 70 people were killed when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of West Africa, Gambia’s foreign affairs ministry said on Friday, in one of the deadliest accidents in recent years along a popular migration route...

Owner:  Haroon-Saigol Family
70 drown as migrant boat capsizes off Mauritanian coast

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,...

Owner:  Simon Kolawole

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...

Owner:  Enayetullah Khan
69 migrants killed as boat capsizes off Mauritania

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...

Owner:  Shahnaz Rahman
Gambia’s Foreign Ministry Responds to Mauritania Shipwreck That Killed Dozens of Migrants

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,...

Owner:  Fatu Camara
At least 69 people dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania's coast
69 people drown as migrant boat capsizes off 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...

Owner:  Irish Times Trust
At least 69 migrants confirmed dead after boat capsizes off Mauritanian coast
Sixty-nine people drown as migrant boat capsizes off coast of Mauritania

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...

Owner:  The Scott Trust
69 killed,100 missing as boat capsizes off Mauritania

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.

Owner:  Obaid Al Tayer
69 Killed As Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Mauritania

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,...

Owner:  John & Sola Momoh
Deadly Migrant Boat Capsizes off Mauritania, Nearly 50 Dead

Deadly Migrant Boat Capsizes off Mauritania, Nearly 50 Dead

Rabat – A tragic migrant disaster took place in Mauritania on Tuesday night, when a pirogue capsized off the country’s coast. At least 49 people died, while 17 survived and nearly a hundred remain missing, according to the AFP. The survivors, all...

Owner:  Samir & Adnane Bennis
Migrant boat capsizes off Mauritania, killing 69

Migrant boat capsizes off Mauritania, killing 69

Agence France-Presse . Nouakchott, Mauritania 29 August, 2025, 22:14 A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week, killing 69 people, officials said Friday. The accident occurred late on Tuesday night when the...

Owner:  Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury

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