Nouakchott's painstaking efforts at achieving security face a threat from an unstable neighbor ...

GENEVA, July 21 (Reuters) - The U.N. refugee agency ⁠said ⁠on Tuesday that 144 ⁠people have been reported dead or missing off the ​coast of Mauritania in an effort to reach Europe.

Boat carrying migrants and refugees from Africa ran out of fuel, leading to a tragedy with 143 dead and 38 rescued.

Located almost entirely in the Sahara, Mauritania is home to centuries-old cities, desert oases and a coastal spectacle so ...

Germany and Mauritania discussed deepening cooperation in trade, energy and security during a visit on Monday by German ...

The UN refugee agency UNHCR said that overall, three rescue and disembarkation operations were conducted between July 14 and ...

The United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday it is “extremely saddened” after nearly 150 people died or went missing from ...

The trial of Mauritania's former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz opened Wednesday with the dramatic image of the former head of state in a cage-like box answering accusations he amassed an illicit ...

Mauritania's coast guard said 122 migrants went missing after a boat carrying around 160 people from Gambia to Spain's Canary ...

The deadliest incident involved a boat that left Bufaloto in Gambia and drifted at sea for 25 days before it was rescued on July 18. According to UNHCR, the vessel was carrying the bodies of 143 ...

After traveling nonstop to all 54 African countries over five years, the most common question I get asked is, "What was your favorite country?" The short answer is Mauritius, which is an island nation ...

The U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday that 144 refugees and migrants have died or were missing after incidents off the coast ...