26/6/2025–|Last update: 08:04 (Mecca time)
A senior official of the Mauritanian gendarmerie said that the refugee issue coming from the region African coast To the eastern basin state, it has become a threat to national national security, given the large number of the displaced, considering that the situation requires a serious stand and accurate follow -up.
The statements of Colonel Ismail Ould Al -Ateeq came during a symposium organized by the Al -Sahel Center for Experience and Consultation in the capital, Nouakchott, which dealt with the challenges of immigration and displacement towards Mauritania And its repercussions on national security, in light of the escalation of terrorism index and instability in neighboring countries.
Ould Al -Ateeq said that the eastern basin state adjacent to the financial borders, in which there is an Ambra camp for the two aspects, which is the largest of its kind in the African Sahel region.
He explained that the state, which includes 37 municipalities and 2,600 village gathering, has 100 thousand Mauritanian citizens, compared to 300 thousand refugees, including 120,000 in the Ambra camp alone.
Fears of the spread of terrorism
Al -Ateeq said that this situation represents a real challenge for Mauritanian security, as it is possible to infer elements of terrorist movements into the vast Mauritanian territories of one million and 30 thousand and 700 square kilometers.
He pointed out that the financial areas adjacent to Mauritania are located in a way Africa Officially affiliated with Russia, the alternative to the Wagner militia, indicating that this shift may have positives, but he stressed the need for accurate and careful follow -up.
In a previous interview with the French newspaper “Le Figaro”, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Al -Ghazwani said that immigrants and refugees cost Mauritania a high width, especially with regard to borders, security and stability.
In a related context, an analysis published by Reuters indicated on Wednesday that the capital, Nouakchott, suddenly turned into a point of the growing conflict between Russia And see and er of
Since 2022, Nouakchott has turned into a gateway to provide food aid coming from Ukraine To the refugee camp in Ambur, located on the border with Mali.
An official at the Ukraine Embassy in Nouakchott said that about 1,400 tons have arrived in the Malian Refugee Camp in Mauritania in recent months, under the supervision of World Food Program.
While Russia is fighting alongside the regular forces in Mali against the armed movements and the Tuareg rebels, the Ukrainian embassy in Nouakchott offered to the Mauritanian army training in favor of members and battalions of its forces.