A crisis is brewing between the two West African neighbors, Mauritania and Senegal. It all started after Mauritanian coast guards shot dead two Senegalese fishermen. Senegalese voiced their outrage at the killing of the two fishermen with hundred protesters taking to the streets of the northwest coastal city of Saint-Louis. This is not the first time the Mauritanian coastguard has clashed with Senegalese fishermen operating along their waters. Last year, more than 20 Senegalese fishermen were arrested by Mauritanian authorities for fishing illegally inside their territory.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 31, 2018 17:15 UTC