Thousands of west Africans are living in Nouadhibou, Mauritania, hoping to board canoes and head to Spain's Canary Islands. Such irregular migration has come to a sudden halt, however, amid a crackdown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/15/world/europe-migrants-mauritania-limbo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #immigration #refugees #mauritania #africa #humansmuggling
With Europe closed, migrants stalled in Mauritania limbo

Document checks, mass expulsions, coastal surveillance and smuggler arrests have caused migration from Mauritania to plummet over the past year.

The Japan Times