The European Union Ambassador to Senegal,  Ambassador Jean-Marc Pisani, stated that ‘between 2008 and 2023, the number of Senegalese nationals granted residence permits in Europe doubled, rising from 150,000 to over 300,000’. This statement was made in response to Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko’s remarks on visa reciprocity during his general policy address on 27 December […]

Amath Sarr, one of the initiators and a founding member of the Visas for All platform, which advocates for visa reciprocity and a member of the Migration Development Network (Remidev), shares his views on the platform’s achievements and future prospects, as well as broader migration policy issues in Senegal. Why was the Visa for All […]

At first glance, Josiane*’s  story seems quite ordinary. It is just the account of a migrant sharing her experience of migrating and crossing other Maghreb borders. However, if you listen carefully, you will discover the sad story of a woman and her husband searching for a better tomorrow, driven not by charity, but by their […]

World Refugee Day, marked every 20 June since 2001, honours the millions of individuals displaced from their homelands due to conflict, political instability or natural disasters. This year’s official ceremony took place at the Centre international du commerce extérieur du Sénégal (CICES) in Dakar, Senegal, with the theme: ‘Solidarity with Refugees’. On 20 June, representatives […]

The city of Agadez, located in the heart of the Sahara, is under immense pressure. Every week, trucks arriving from Algeria drop off groups of migrants in Assamaka, Niger including pregnant women, infants and disorientated teenagers. The International Organisation for Migrants (IOM) transit centres, which were designed for short-term rest, have suspended operations due to […]

How can we explain why certain young Africans choose to migrate to another African country? In this episode of Dialogue Migration, we follow the journey of a young man, Gérôme, who has spent nearly a decade travelling across Africa. In Cotonou, Benin, you will meet young people of various nationalities. They come from different African […]