Mauritania
Mauritania dismantled nearly 150 migrant smuggling networks in 2024
Mauritania shut down nearly 150 migrant smuggling networks in 2024, with dozens more disrupted in just the first few months
According to his lawyer, Tunisian politician Ayachi Zammel, a candidate
in the north African country's October 6 presidential election, has been
jailed for 12 years.
"The court in Tunis sentenced Ayachi Zammel to 12 years in prison in four
cases" related to voter endorsements, lawyer Abdessater Messoudi told AFP.
Messoudi said Zammel "remains a candidate in the election" on Sunday.
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Mauritania dismantled nearly 150 migrant smuggling networks in 2024
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