Spain's Sanchez visits West Africa aiming to stem migration surge
MADRID/SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez starts his second visit this year to West Africa on Tuesday, aiming to curb migration to the Canary Islands and to counter the Russian presence in the Sahel region.
Spanish authorities fear that as many as 150,000 more migrants from Africa may be set to make the perilous crossing in the coming months. Spanish police have long operated in West Africa to strengthen border control as part of Madrid's strategy to give financial and security aid to departure points for migrant boats.
Spain is advocating at the EU and NATO for a stronger focus on the global south, especially the Sahel, in light of the migration surge. Years of Islamist conflict in the Sahel have fuelled a humanitarian crisis with more than 3.1 million people displaced from their homes in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger as of July, according to the International Organization for Migration .The conflict, unemployment, and the impact of climate change on farming communities are the main drivers behind Malians' motivations to migrate, said Ousmane Diarre, head of a Malian NGO that defends migrant rights.
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