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Spain’s leader in Senegal concludes West Africa tour aimed at tackling irregular migration
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Spain’s leader in Senegal concludes West Africa tour aimed at tackling irregular migration

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday to conclude his trip through three West African nations aimed at tackling irregular migration to Spain’s Canary Islands. The agreements signed by Sánchez and Faye will promote “circular migration programs,” which are temporary job opportunities in Spain for selected Senegalese workers, granting them …

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Spain’s leader visits Gambia as part of a West Africa tour to tackle irregular migration
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Spain’s leader visits Gambia as part of a West Africa tour to tackle irregular migration

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited Gambia on Wednesday as part of a trip through three West African nations aimed at boosting cooperation in controlling irregular migration from the region to Spain’s Canary Islands. Sánchez met with Gambia’s President Adama Barrow and said afterward that the two countries had agreed to work together on security, as well …

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Spain’s leader starts West Africa tour with agreements to combat people smuggling
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Spain’s leader starts West Africa tour with agreements to combat people smuggling

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Spain’s prime minister announced a series of agreements with the West African nation of Mauritania on Tuesday to stem a surge in migrants making the dangerous Atlantic journey to the Canary Islands. Speaking alongside Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani in Nouakchott, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Spain will expand its circular migration program to Mauritanians and renew …

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Spain PM heads to W.Africa as migrant arrivals surge
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Spain PM heads to W.Africa as migrant arrivals surge

Hindustan Times  

Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez heads on a three-day visit to West Africa on Tuesday, as his left-wing government grapples with a major upsurge in migrant arrivals, notably in the Canary Islands. Spain PM heads to W.Africa as migrant arrivals surge Nearly every day, Spain's coastguard rescues a boat carrying dozens of African migrants towards the islands which are located …

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Migration from Senegal surges as more than 32,000 people have landed in Spain's Canary Islands
1 year, 1 month ago

Migration from Senegal surges as more than 32,000 people have landed in Spain's Canary Islands

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to an Associated Press …

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In Canary Islands, Tensions Are High Over African Migration
3 years, 8 months ago

In Canary Islands, Tensions Are High Over African Migration

NPR  

In Canary Islands, Tensions Are High Over African Migration Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrés Gutiérrez for NPR Andrés Gutiérrez for NPR LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA, Spain — In a sunlit courtyard, volunteers at a church soup kitchen are handing out lunch bags and cups of fruit juice. Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrés Gutiérrez for NPR Andrés Gutiérrez …

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Boats emerge from Sahara sand to transport migrants to Spain
3 years, 11 months ago

Boats emerge from Sahara sand to transport migrants to Spain

Associated Press  

DAKHLA, Western Sahara — Beneath a star-packed sky in the Sahara, smugglers and handymen unearth a boat buried in the sand, a made-to-order vessel for carrying migrants from the North African coast to Spain’s Canary Islands. From there, the boat is meant to take 20 to 30 migrants into the Atlantic Ocean and across what the European Union’s border agency …

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Boy reported dead at sea in attempt to reach Canary Islands
3 years, 11 months ago

Boy reported dead at sea in attempt to reach Canary Islands

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spanish rescuers reached a boat carrying over 30 migrants and brought them …

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Spain’s foreign minister visits Senegal to discuss migration
4 years, 1 month ago

Spain’s foreign minister visits Senegal to discuss migration

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Spain’s foreign minister met Sunday with Senegal’s president in the West African country’s capital Sunday to discuss the sudden increase of Senegalese migrants attempting to reach the Canary Islands by boat. Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya met with President Macky Sall in Dakar to discuss migration and border cooperation between Spain, the European Union and Senegal. …

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Spain in diplomatic push over migrant flow to Canary Islands
4 years, 1 month ago

Spain in diplomatic push over migrant flow to Canary Islands

Associated Press  

MADRID — The Spanish government is ratcheting up its response to the steady build-up of migrant arrivals to the Canary Islands from Africa, including a fresh diplomatic offensive. Though the government has come under pressure from local officials to transfer a significant number of migrants and asylum seekers to the Spanish mainland, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said Friday that the …

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Spain locates 320 migrants in 10 boats off Canary Islands
4 years, 1 month ago

Spain locates 320 migrants in 10 boats off Canary Islands

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spanish rescue services said Tuesday they intercepted more than 320 migrants in 10 boats found off the Canary Islands archipelago. The Interior Ministry said in a report this week that 16,760 migrants had arrived by sea to the Canary Islands between Jan. 1 and Nov. 15, a figure that was up by 1,000% compared to the same period …

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