Mauritania rescues ‘backway’ boat from Gambia with 227 starving migrants
[The Standard - The Gambia] - 17/11/2025
By Mhamed Bakaye and Mohammad Sio Mauritania’s coast guard said Saturday it rescued 227 irregular migrants aboard a boat travelling from The Gambia off the coast of Nouadhibou in the country’s northwest. A statement by the coast guard said one of its patrols intercepted the boat after a “tragic” (…)
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