Police suspect that the nine bodies discovered on a boat drifting off the coast of Pará, Brazil, were migrants from Mauritania and Mali.
Local fishermen found the vessel adrift in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday.
The Atlantic route from West Africa to the European Union territory is one of the most dangerous in the world.
A significant increase of 500% in migration from Africa's northwest coast to Spain this year has raised concerns among European officials.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says at least 15 people have died and more than 150 people are missing
According to Offshore magazine Mauritania’s Ministère du Pétrole, des Mines et de l’Énergie has appointed TGS to integrate,
Nearly 90 migrants heading for Europe died when their boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania, AFP reported, citing the
Three protesters died in detention in Mauritania following mass arrests during demonstrations in Kaédi, an opposition stronghold, after the country&
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