Nouadhibou, Mauritania

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MAURITANIA: More would-be migrants fleeing post coup

Sunday, August 17, 2008

More Africans are risking transatlantic crossings to Europe after Mauritania’s military coup last week, according to Jerome Dukiya, a Catholic priest...

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Migrants face illegal arrest in Mauritania

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Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Irregular migrants trying to reach Europe are being arrested, ill-treated and collectively expelled from Mauritania without opportunity to challenge...

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SENEGAL-MAURITANIA: Samba Djamanka, “We were on the high seas for 20 days, without food or water”

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Monday, March 12, 2007

One month ago, Samba Djamanka was in the last semester of high school at Tanaf, a town in Senegal’s Casamance Region, when his father told him that...

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MAURITANIA: Who will help the next stranded migrant ship?

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IRIN

Monday, March 12, 2007

Diplomatic fallout over 400 mostly Asian migrants who had drifted for weeks in a ship off the coast of Mauritania has left governments less likely to...

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MAURITANIA: Would-be migrants in limbo on land as at sea

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Friday, February 16, 2007

Three hundred and seventy two would-be migrants to Europe who had drifted for weeks off the coast of North Africa in a disabled cargo ship,...

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MAURITANIA: Migrants lie in waiting

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Thursday, November 02, 2006

In joint sea operations with Spain, Mauritania has intercepted and expelled almost 10,000 West Africans since May as they attempted to sail in wooden...

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