A Senegalese filmmaker engaged in signing a document at a formal event, highlighting African storytelling and cultural pride.
The country is struggling to contain a surge in migrants embarking on the dangerous journey across the Atlantic Ocean to Spain’s Canary Islands. Speaking in the capital, Nouakchott, European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson praised the deal which includes $230 million for Mauritania to manage migration and crack down on people smugglers. “The route from Mauritania to the Canary Islands is one of the deadliest and most dangerous you can take,” she said. “This is why it is of crucial importance that we reinforce our partnership and also include support for the border management and for search-and-rescue.”
SOURCE: AFRICA NEWS