Fathi Hussein's attempt to migrate using smugglers ended in catastrophe, leaving her family grappling with unanswered questions.

The boat was deliberately capsized by traffickers off Comoros Islands, between Anjouan and Mayotte.

A wooden boat carrying 70 farmers capsized as it was transporting them across the river to reach their farmlands close to Gummi town on Saturday morni...

Recent months have continued to see a surge in the number of people setting out from North and West African countries, including Senegal, Mauritania,...

The IOM said the Mauritanian coastguard rescued 120 people and that 10 of them were taken to hospitals while efforts to locate the missing continued.

Yali Fall, president of the fishing association in the southwestern town of Ndiago, said on Friday the death toll stood at 105 and that locals had bee...

Amir Abdou, the head coach of Mauritania's national football team, has become a hero in his native country following the team's remarkable performance...