Mauritania Bound

Mauritania is facing mounting questions over a multimillion‑euro plan to equip its hospitals, after an independent investigation alleged that the military mishandled a major medical procurement on behalf of the Health Ministry. Instead of new diagnostic machines, the process has produced shifting contracts, large advance payments, and a change of suppliers, while hospitals continue to wait for equipment that should have been delivered months ago.

Mauritania is confronting a concentrated desert locust outbreak, while FAO warns that shifting winds and favorable conditions could bring adult groups into neighboring countries.

Mauritanian authorities rescued 156 migrants drifting for ten days off Nouadhibou, while Guinea confirmed seven deaths after a separate pirogue carrying young migrants capsized off the Mauritanian coast. The two incidents highlight sustained pressure along the Atlantic migration route from West Africa to the Canary Islands.

Political debate in Spain is increasing over the country’s funding of migrant centers in Mauritania, as critics claim these sites lack adequate legal safeguards and human rights protections.