Country Update - Mauritania July 2026

Countries: Mauritania, Mali Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached file. Mauritania is one of the principal refugee-hosting countries in West Africa. As of July 2026, the country hosts an estimated 305,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, the overwhelming majority of whom have fled insecurity and conflict in neighbouring Mali. While most refugees are concentrated in the region of Hodh Chargui in the southeast, a number of refugees and asylum-seekers also reside in urb