Over One Hundred Migrants Rescued Off Mauritania’s Coast
The rescued group comprised 104 Senegalese nationals and 28 Gambians, with 27 women and four children among them, the statement detailed.
Coast guard officials intercepted the vessel in Mauritanian waters early Wednesday morning. The boat had departed from Senegal's shores on November 20, spending a week at sea before the rescue operation.
This marks the second major rescue operation within weeks. In mid-November, Mauritania's coast guard extracted 227 migrants whose journey originated in Gambia after locating them near Nouadhibou, a northwestern coastal city.
The West African nation has emerged as a critical waypoint for African migrants attempting European passage, with Nouadhibou functioning as a central departure hub in recent years for those pursuing the dangerous Atlantic route.
Mauritania has forged bilateral pacts with multiple European governments—Spain chief among them—designed to stem irregular migration flows.
Security forces have ramped up maritime surveillance operations in recent months, stopping dozens of migrant-laden vessels navigating through Mauritania's territorial waters en route to European destinations.
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