I last rode the Atlantic Route to the Mauritanian border on the day it closed in March 2020 (and inland to the 26th parallel the year before).
Details on fuel and all the rest here:
https://sahara-overland.com/2020/04/...antic-highway/
I seem to recall updating the iOverlander app too, which is probably good for campsites and lodgings.
There are also two overlanding Facebook groups for this region which keep abreast of things, but no tourist has been right through to Senegal since early March 2020.
To clarify about landmines in WS: the main risk is south of Dakhla Junction – a section which can be covered in a day.
If the Straits ferries are still not running by next spring, your group from around Europe can go from Sete or Marseille (or Genoa) anytime – assuming the Morocco-RIM border is passable.
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