A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Mauritania earlier this week, resulting in the deaths of 69 people, with 17 individuals rescued. The incident occurred on Tuesday night when migrants shifted, causing the vessel to overturn.

• The boat had departed from The Gambia a week prior, carrying approximately 160 people, including Senegalese and Gambian nationals.
• A senior coastguard official confirmed the increased death toll from an initial 49.
• Human Rights Watch recently reported "serious human rights violations" by Mauritania's security forces against migrants, exacerbated by the European Union and Spain's outsourcing of immigration management.