Spanish Prime Minister visits Mauritania amid migration crisis

Spain’s Prime Minister Sánchez 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 Ghazouani in Nouakchott, Sanchez said Spain will expand its circular migration program to Mauritanians and renew cooperation between the two nations’ security forces to combat people smuggling and trafficking networks.