Ambra camp in Mauritania is inhabited by more than 100,000 refugees from Mali. The number of migrants from the Sahel countries has increased from 57,000 migrants in 2019 to more than 112,000 in 2023.
Some European organizations see Mauritania as an alternative homeland for immigrants. The Mauritanian authorities have begun to sound the alarm and summon international partners concerned with the migration issue. The World Food Program warned of the danger of pressure on the local population, which suffers from scarcity of resources and a high rate of poverty.