Nouakchott, Nov 1, 2026 (AFP) - More than 130 migrants rescued off Mauritania

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Mauritania's navy has rescued 134 people on a boat trying to get to Spain's Canary Islands, the military said in a statement on Sunday. The migrants -- 118 men, 14 women and two children, of different nationalities -- were picked up off the coast from the port city of Nouadhibou on Saturday, the statement said. It did not give their nationalities or details on their state of health. Sea routes along northwestern Africa have for years been used by......

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