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Alice CHANCELLOR with Bekai NJIE in Banjul and Hademine OULD SADI in Nouakchott

Spain Signs Accords With Mauritania, Gambia To Curb Illegal Migration

Nearly every day, Spain's coastguard rescues a boat carrying African migrants towards the Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa (Credit: AFP)

Spain has signed agreements with Mauritania and The Gambia to strengthen cooperation to combat people smuggling and promote legal migration, as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visits West Africa in the face of surging migrant arrivals.

Spain signed bilateral memorandums of understanding on "circular migration" with Mauritania on Tuesday evening and The Gambia on Wednesday.

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