Police suspect that the nine bodies discovered on a boat drifting off the coast of Pará, Brazil, were migrants from Mauritania and Mali.
Local fishermen found the vessel adrift in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday.
The Atlantic route from West Africa to the European Union territory is one of the most dangerous in the world.
A significant increase of 500% in migration from Africa's northwest coast to Spain this year has raised concerns among European officials.
Mauritanian media raised alarms over an incident last Friday involving an Algerian military patrol's unauthorized entry into Mauritania.
The 2024 Sustainable Competitiveness Report, published by the consultancy firm Sole Ability, ranks Morocco in 104th place globally, with a
Egyptian engineering and infrastructure powerhouse, Madkour Group, is investing in Mauritania’s energy network with a state-of-the-art natural gas power
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI met with Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, as
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