"We have been contacted by Portuguese citizens who are on vacation in Mauritania at the moment," according to State Secretary for Communities Antonio Braga.
"They told us that the situation in Mauritania is very calm and that they are sober," Braga said.
"Portuguese embassy in Senegal's capital city of Dakar contacted their French counterpart in Mauritania, asking them to help Portuguese (tourists and workers) there," he added.
Published by Mike Hitchen, Mike Hitchen Consulting
