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Africa Live this week: 12-18 February 2024 - BBC News Africa Live this week: 12-18 February 2024 - BBC News
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By Basillioh Rukanga
BBC News Morocco’s
The Kenyan and Nigerian presidents face domestic criticism for their frequent trips abroad. navy has rescued 141 African migrants onboard a boat that experienced difficulties while sailing from Mauritania to the Spanish
archipelago of Canary Islands.
The rescue was carried out on Sunday, about 274 km (170
miles) south-west of the city of Dakhla in the Western Sahara desert.
The migrants had left the Mauritanian coast on 10
February, the Reuters news agency reported, citing the Moroccan navy.
Last year, the Canary Islands received nearly 32,000
migrants, the highest number recorded since 2006.
In January, Spanish authorities said they continued
to record a surge in migrant arrivals to the islands, with most boats
originating from Mauritania.
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