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Senegal and Spain strengthen security cooperation against irregular migration

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Senegal and Spain are strengthening operational and security cooperation against irregular migration, during talks in Dakar between their interior ministers. The Spanish visit is part of the bilateral migration partnership and includes a stop linked to the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, according to SeneNews.

The Spanish interior minister held talks in Dakar with his Senegalese counterpart, Mouhamadou Makhtar Cissé, to strengthen cooperation against irregular migration networks. The discussions focused on joint mechanisms to prevent and combat these networks, with the participation of officials from the Senegalese police, civil protection, fire service and territorial administration, according to SeneNews.

The two countries also discussed strengthening operational cooperation and intelligence sharing, as well as surveillance measures related to migration issues in the Atlantic, according to SeneNews.

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