<p>DAKAR, Senegal — In a story published July 12, 2023, about a boat carrying migrants that was found in distress off the coast of Senegal, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the name of the uncle of two missing men was Abdou Mbow. His name is Mouhamed Niang, not Abdou Mbow.</p>

DAKAR, Senegal — In a story published July 12, 2023, about a boat carrying migrants that was found in distress off the coast of Senegal, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the name of the uncle of two missing men was Abdou Mbow. His name is Mouhamed Niang, not Abdou Mbow.

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