144 migrants dead or missing in July 2026 shipwrecks off Mauritania, where over 80% of Canary-bound boats now depart. EU pledged €210M as Sahel displacement tops 5.6M.
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Key Facts
—July 2026 toll. UNHCR recorded 144 refugees and migrants dead or missing in a series of shipwrecks off Nouadhibou, Mauritania, between 14 and 18 July 2026.
—Route dominance. Over 80 percent of boats reaching the Canary Islands in 2024 departed from or transited through Mauritanian waters.
—EU funding. The European Union pledged €210 million (about $225 million) to Mauritania in April 2024, with nearly €60 million earmarked for migration control.
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