Toucountouna is a commune in the Atacora Department covering 1,114 km². Located 25 km from the departmental capital and 566 km from Cotonou, it is bordered by the communes of Tanguiéta, Boukombé, Natitingou and Kouandé. Its population stands at 39,779 inhabitants (2024). The main languages spoken there are Naténi, Waama and Ditamari; a diversity of […]

Every year, gold panning and artisanal mining attract thousands of people to rural areas of Togo. These internal migrations, whether temporary, seasonal or long-term, transform territories, local economies and social relations. In light of the trade-off between economic opportunities and health and environmental risks, what is the actual overall assessment of these small-scale mining-related migrations […]

Alongside traditional migration routes to Europe and North America, an increasing proportion of African migration today is directed towards so-called ’emerging’ countries, such as China, Turkey, India, Brazil, Malaysia, the Gulf states and certain Latin American countries. These diverse flows, driven by factors such as work, trade, education and entrepreneurship, reflect new economic and political […]

Born into the world of cinema and a witness to the migratory realities shaping his generation, Nigerien filmmaker Boubacar Djingarey explores in his work the illusion of the European Eldorado. Through his film Les Cheveux noirs de Maïmouna, inspired by real stories, he examines the transformations, disillusionment and hopes that accompany the journey to Europe. […]

The Senegalese Chief Police Commissioner Mor Ngom, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Interministerial Committee for the Fight Against Irregular Migration (CILMI), revealed, at a  roundtable event held on 24 November at the Prefecture of Bakel in eastern Senegal,  that the dynamics of irregular migration departing from Senegal’s coasts have significantly declined in 2025 due to […]

Between October and November 2025, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) conducted a series of important initiatives in Rosso, a strategically located town on the Senegalese border with Mauritania in a bid to transform the local approach to migration management. The sessions aimed to raise awareness of the dangers of irregular migration and provide the […]