His wife claims that Nourddine left on a boat with about eighteen people for Spain. He has not been heard from since.
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Assane Ka
He wanted to cross, but it is unknown if he ever tried to. The last time his family contacted him was January 2019, but they are unsure about the specific day.
Secka Baba
His name Secka Baba. He is 32 years old from Gambia. He disappeared in Libya on 31th December 2019. His family had been looking for them since then.
Soumahoro Makoko
She was in the city of Dakhla to head to the Canary Islands. Since her disappearance on Christmas Eve 2019, her brother has been unsure whether his sister could have lost her life at sea.
Toure Fatoumata
Fatoumata was travelling on the Canary Islands route. His boat left on 18 December 2019. On that day, several boats were rescued by the rescue services. However, she never showed any sign of life.
Kanaté Souleyman
Twelve-year-old boy who went missing, along with the rest of the people, in a small boat sailing the Canary Islands route. His mother and sister, who arrived in Las Palmas in another boat, never saw him alive again.
Sy Amadou
His sister contacted him for the last time at 8 pm on the evening of November 23rd. Amadou claimed to have left with 72 people in a boat to cross the Alboran Sea.
Mamadou Bah
He was in the north of Morocco, wanting to embark on the Alboran Sea at some point. His two brothers have not heard from him since then.
Mouna Brahim
A twenty-seven-year-old Algerian set off in a dinghy from the Algerian town of Mostaganem. Among the thirteen people on board was a sixteen-year-old minor. His mother claims that a woman with a Moroccan accent answered Brahim’s phone. However, they still do not know if he survived.
Koudji Mehdi
A young Algerian man, his sister from France was worried about his health: Mehdi is diabetic. After getting on a boat in Tipaza (Algeria), he and the thirteen people (including two women) who accompanied him were never heard from again. Rumours played on the families’ hopes that they had arrived in Cartagena, but the truth is that Mehdi has not yet shown any signs of life.
Abbou Abdenour
Abbou’s brother claims that Abbou was travelling in a dinghy with 16 other people. According to his information, they left the Mostaganem area (Algeria), and two survivors were rescued by Maritime Rescue 50 kilometres from Almeria. However, there is no trace of the other 15, including Abbou.
Mariam Cissé
A 33-year-old Guinean woman gone missing in the Strait of Gibraltar after embarking on a toy boat. Neither she nor any of her companions gave signs of life.
Learn more about her story and the procedure initiated by her husband in order to get Justice in “In Hope of Finding Mariam”
Mogidish Sherif Mohamed Sofiane
Her sister only knows that Mohamed Sofiane set off from the Algerian coast looking for a better life. Not knowing who he was on the boat with, she had no information on the whereabouts of her missing brother.
Mbene Diop
A young Senegalese woman, she died on the Strait of Gibraltar crossing at the young age of 21. A hairdresser, she had moved to Morocco to save money and undergo an operation that would allow her to become a mother. She was afraid of dying in the operating room in her native country, hence her need to reach Spain. Unfortunately, her body was found lifeless near the city of Algeciras (Spain) by the Spanish rescue services.
Fode Soumaré
Soumaré’s uncle has hardly any information about his disappearance. Between 26 and 28 October 2019, he claims Soumaré set out to cross the Alboran Sea with sixty people and has not heard from his nephew since.
Thiago Maurice
Thiago’s brother knows he set off on Christmas Eve 2018, heading for Spain. However, there is no trace of him. The impossibility of reconstructing the tragedy in which he could have lost his life causes insufferable pain to his family.
Cissé Vakaba
Cissé set out to cross the Alboran Sea on December 19th, 2018. Since that day, his sister has had no contact with him. She fears that he may have lost his life at sea, but no one has been able to confirm it.
Aboubakar Gassama
The only information his brother has is that Aboubakar was in Morocco. He does not know the exact city where he may have disappeared, or if he even tried to cross to Spain. Despite this, his search does not cease.
Nesta Savane
According to the information available to the family, she would have embarked on a boat with her uncle, Ousman Touré. Their family has been looking for them, without being able to confirm whether they could have lost their lives in a tragedy.
Ousman Touré
According to the information available to the family, he would have embarked on a boat with his niece, Nesta Savane. Their family has been looking for them, without being able to confirm whether they could have lost their lives in a tragedy.
Boubou Sylla
The young Ivorian was travelling in a boat with his brother and 57 other people. After being shipwrecked, the rescued survivors were taken to Melilla and Motril. His brother searched in both cities, without having found him to date.
Serif Mane
Serif Mane is Gambian. He disappeared somewhere between Tan tan and Dakhla on 7 August 2018. His family has been looking for him ever since.
Babacar Ndiaye
He left Morocco at midnight with thirteen people on board. He was twenty-six when he disappeared. His brother is still looking for him.
Larisa
Larisa was the smallest of all the siblings. She worked as a hairdresser in the Ivory Coast and her personal ambitions made her travel to Morocco to try her luck. Her presence made people nickname her “little star”, because wherever she went she surrounded herself with many friends. They define her as affectionate and sociable, although they also highlight her great character: “there was no way to make her change her mind,” they declare.
Veronique Kabamba
Woman of Congolese origin whose body was found on the Algerian coast. She was traveling with her son Samuel , whose body was found on the beach in Barbate (Cádiz, Spain). Veronique had applied for a visa on several occasions to treat her cancer in Europe, as well as to treat Samuel for the heart problems he suffered. After having it denied, she was forced to risk her life in a boat with her little one child.
Get to know hier story and her family’s fight for justice in depth: “Little Samuel”
In press: https://www.eldiario.es/desalambre/menor-patera-estrecho-cadaver-Barbate_0_607189473.html
Mamadou Bobo Balde
He was in Tangiers. It is unknown exactly when he disappeared or if he ever boarded a boat.
Ndenkou Audrey Dave
Residing in the Moroccan capital, his aunt remains in suspense years later, not knowing what happened to her nephew Dave, nicknamed “Ismaël” by his travelling companions.
Alpha Abdoulaye Bah
He was in the city of Ghardaia (Algeria) and informed his family of his intention to go to Morocco. They have been looking for him ever since.
Armand Ferdinand Souop Tagne
A 23-year-old man, his family defines him as a very intelligent boy who excelled in studies. At noon on February 6, 2014, his parents received a call informing them of his death. He was a victim of the Tarajal tragedy. Armand’s body was the only one of the fourteen victims that managed to be repatriated to his home country from Morocco, thanks to the efforts of his father.
You can learn more about his story in our documentary “Tarajal: Transformar el dolor en Justicia”
Aboubakar Oumarou Maiga
Before leaving, he worked in the laundry in his city, Douala. He left to help his family, with the goal that his little brothers and his mother could live well. Victim of the Tarajal tragedy, he drowned trying to reach Spain after being received with riot gear by the Spanish authorities. His body was buried in Morocco, but his family doesn’t know where yet.
You can learn more about his story in our documentary “Tarajal: Transformar el dolor en Justicia”
Bikai Luc Firmin
The Christmas before he died, his father promised to open the way with his prayers when Bikai confessed his intention to leave the country. After losing his life in the Tarajal tragedy, his family celebrates a mass in his memory every year. A way of reminding him in front of the pain of not knowing what was done with his body, where little Bikai ended up.
You can learn more about his story in our documentary “Tarajal: Transformar el dolor en Justicia”
Samba Baya
He felt that he could not help his family enough in their difficult situation, he worried about his parents, who were too old to continue working in the fields. Seeing that young people like him managed to improve these situations, he decided to leave after his mother gave him her blessing. It was the last time they saw him, after he died in the Tarajal tragedy. His father angrily points to the responsibility of the Spanish Government for the death of Samba. “There is nothing that can make up for the pain of the loss,” he argues.
You can learn more about his story in our documentary “Tarajal: Transformar el dolor en Justicia”
Ousman Hassan
He was engaged in sewing before leaving, he had great qualities for it. However, he decided to migrate thinking that if he was able to build another life, he would be able to gradually change his family’s life. He considered that the money he earned sewing, a job he learned after school, was not enough to continue studying and help his brothers. Ousman died in the Tarajal tragedy and since then his family mourns him. “It hurts not to be able to bury your loved one with dignity,” they repeat in pain.
You can learn more about his story in our documentary “Tarajal: Transformar el dolor en Justicia”
Nana Roger Chimie
His older sister took care of him like a son, getting him, the little one, to go to elementary school and high school. One day, she herself received a call from abroad, they told her that her brother had died trying to swim to Spain. Roger was a victim of the Tarajal tragedy, a Spanish beach where he had been received with riot gear by the Spanish authorities. Since then, he is mourned in his hometown.
You can learn more about his story in our documentary “Tarajal: Transformar el dolor en Justicia”
Larios Fotio
One day, Larios set out to see his older brother to tell him that he would like to go to university, where he had not been able to go due to his mother’s lack of financial means after the death of his father. He believed that the best thing would be to fight for his future, so he decided to leave. Like when he was a child, his family remembers him as a fighter and attentive person. After losing his life in the Tarajal tragedy, his family still does not know where his body is. They urgently demand to be able to identify his loved one and visit his remains to close the wound.
You can learn more about his story in our documentary “Tarajal: Transformar el dolor en Justicia”
Bilong Yves Martin
Roth, as he was nicknamed in his hometown, focused on playing soccer after high school. He actually wanted to leave to be a footballer. Upon arriving in Morocco, he said that he would live there with small jobs and continue to play soccer. On February 6, 2014, his friends called the family stating that “he had been shot”. To his parents’ surprise, they were able to recognize his dead son on television shortly after. Bilong was a victim of the Tarajal tragedy. Even if his body is far away, they made a symbolic grave for him in his hometown to honor his memory.
You can learn more about his story in our documentary “Tarajal: Transformar el dolor en Justicia”
Daouda Mahatma
His family remembers him as a very hard-working and courageous person. He studied and worked at the same time. Before attempting to cross into Spain, he called his aunt, his mother, and his brother to pray for him. It was the last time they spoke to him. Some boys who knew him called the family to confirm that Daouda had died. He was a victim of the Tarajal tragedy. Subsequently, the Cameroonian ambassador to Morocco promised to bury him in peace and sent a photo of his burial.
You can learn more about his story in our documentary “Tarajal: Transformar el dolor en Justicia”
Abdoulaye Seck (Elhaj)
He left Tangiers in 2013 and has been missing since then. His brother is still searching for him. They haven’t heard from him ever since.