Three youths brought before court after contested Nouakchott eviction
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Calame
Three members of the Koumé family are due before the West Nouakchott public prosecutor on 5 November after their arrest linked to their 21 October eviction. Relatives denounce a forced eviction and threaten a sit-in outside the courthouse, according to a family statement.
Three young members of the Koumé family are due to appear on Thursday 5 November 2026 before the public prosecutor’s office in West Nouakchott after their arrest in connection with the eviction from their home in Îlot L, in the Mauritanian capital, according to a statement issued on Wednesday 4 November. Their relatives are challenging the legality of the operation and the land documents used to justify it.
The family says the forced eviction took place on 21 October during an operation involving nine police vehicles. It says women and children are still living on the street, opposite their former home, and that some family members received death threats on 3 November.
The relatives are calling for the release of the three young people, the family’s return to its home and an independent investigation into the eviction and arrests. They are calling for a sit-in on Thursday from 10am outside the West Nouakchott courthouse if those concerned are not released before their court appearance, and are inviting lawyers, human rights organisations, associations, the media and citizens to take part.
