Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani announced a series of agreements on Wednesday aimed at stemming a surge in migrants venturing across the Atlantic Ocean to the Canary Islands.
The move came at the start of Sanchez's three-day tour of West Africa to bolster relations with Mauritania, Gambia and Senegal where the vast majority of boats begin their journeys towards Spain.
