Mauritania's Mass Deportations

Kit Johnson

Kit Johnson

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Mauritania's Mass Deportations
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The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is located on the Northwest coast of Africa. According to Human Rights Watch, Mauritania, not terribly far from Spain's Canary Islands, is a "buffer country" that the EU has enlisted to help curtail African migration to Europe. As Al Jazeera reports, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, agreed to "partner" with Mauritania in February 2024 on the issue of migration with a payment of €210 ($248m) to the African nation.

Now, Mauritania is in the midst of a mass migration crackdown with authorities detaining and deporting migrants from across Africa. Migrants have been picked up a worksites and housing "compounds." Some have been released after paying bribes. Those without funds have been held in appalling detention conditions without access to toilets, food, or phone calls.

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