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Tag: Canary Islands
EU set to strike €210-million migration deal with Mauritania after Nigeria scrapped anti-migration law
EU Commission chief has pledged more than €210 million to support Mauritania manage migrant flows and clamp down on human traffickers, which comes amid growing ... Read More
Canary Islands, Mauritania set up joint Commission to spur economic exchanges
Mauritania and Spain launched Tuesday November 21 in Canary Islands a joint economic commission to establish “relations of trust" between Canary Islands and Mauritanian companies, ... Read More
Nearly 1,000 African migrants reach Spain’s Canary Islands over week-end
Close to 1,000 African migrants mostly from Senegal reached the shores of Spain’s autonomous territory of the Canary Islands over the week-end, a new record ... Read More
Record numbers of illegal African migrants reach Spain’s Canary Islands
Almost 1,500 African migrants have reached Spain's Canary Islands over the past weekend only, prompting an urgent €50 million aid package from the Spanish government ... Read More
Senegal adopts national Strategy against illegal migration
Senegal adopted Thursday July 27 a national strategy to curb illegal migration (SNLMI). The strategy is made of five pillars namely prevention, border management, repression ... Read More
16 die in Senegal as boats used by migrants capsizes
16 people on board a boat used for illegal migration died in the night of Sunday to Monday July 24, after their vessel capsized off ... Read More
Canary Islands thank Morocco for drop in illegal arrivals
The government of the Canary Islands said Morocco’s efforts to counter migrant trafficking networks resulted in a 30% drop in illegal arrivals to the Spanish ... Read More
Morocco captures 114 illegal migrants before they reach Canary Islands
A total of 114 illegal migrants were intercepted Thursday off coast of the Southern Moroccan province of Laayoune while they were attempting to reach the ... Read More
Polisario Puts Racism towards Sub-Saharans on the Record, Talking of “black danger”
The separatist Polisario militias have issued recently a racist statement describing Sub-Saharans in Laayoune in derogatory terms and warning of a “black” invasion of the ... Read More
Spain Dismantles 26-member Human Trafficking Network
Spanish police Monday said it has rounded up 26 people organized in a network which has been trafficking immigrants to the European country, mainly from ... Read More