Francis Mendoza and the young Gambian migrant Omar Kebbeh, 18, prepare coffee in the house where Kebbeh has been welcomed in Frontera on the island of El Hierro, Spain, October 29, 2024. REUTERS/Borja Suarez
FRONTERA, Spain (Reuters) - Gambian teenager Omar Kebbeh has a roof over his head on the Spanish island of El Hierro and enough to eat thanks to a man he calls his Spanish father, after a close brush with becoming homeless as some other young migrants do.
The Canary Islands archipelago is struggling to absorb a surge of irregular migrants arriving in crammed, open-topped boats from West Africa seeking better opportunities in Europe.
