Mauritania intercepts a migrant boat with 161 aboard, including 17 children
Summary
Mauritania’s coast guard stopped a boat near its coast carrying 161 migrants from Senegal, Guinea, and Gambia. The migrants, including 17 children, were trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands but ran out of food, water, and fuel.Key Facts
- Mauritania intercepted a boat near the fishing village of Amhijrat, north of the capital Nouakchott.
- The boat had 161 migrants onboard, including 17 children, from Senegal, Guinea, and Gambia.
- The migrants left Banjul, the capital of Gambia, eight days before being stopped.
- The boat’s engine was very damaged, and the migrants were without enough food and water.
- The migrants are expected to be moved to a reception center in Nouakchott.
- Mauritania’s waters are a common route for people from sub-Saharan Africa trying to reach Europe.
- The Canary Islands route is known to be very dangerous with many deaths; in 2025, about 1,200 migrants died or went missing on this route.
- The United Nations reported about 150 deaths or disappearances from boats near Mauritania last month.
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