The West African country of Mauritania has become a transit point for African immigrants bound for Europe in search of a better life. They come to the port city of Nouhadibou to make a treacherous journey across the ocean to Spain's Canary Islands, 500 miles away. Most of them never reach their final destination.

Will Everett reports on a Nigerian priest who's trying to educate the immigrants on the dangers of the voyage and give them tools to find a better life back in their native countries.

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