The European Union (EU) aims to revitalise Senegal’s private sector by fostering stronger economic partnerships with local businesses through migration. The envisioned model is based on co-investment, skills transfer and industrial co-development. Regular migration is also being explored as a tool to drive economic growth, particularly through professional mobility programmes in sectors such as agriculture, […]
The Permanent Secretary of the Inter-ministerial Committee to Combat Irregular Migration, Police Inspector General Modou Diagne, announced that more than 100 bodies had been recovered from the sea in Senegal in 2024, following the capsizing of pirogues used in irregular migration. Speaking on Monday 19 May, in Diourbel (central Senegal), between 2014 and 2024, over […]
In an interview with the Senegalese newspaper Le Soleil, Jean-Marc Pisani, the European Union Ambassador to Senegal, discussed the current state of EU-Senegal cooperation and addressed the sensitive topic of visas, a prominent issue in public discourse. Responding to Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko’s proposal to implement visa reciprocity, Pisani noted that the matter is under […]
On Thursday, 22 May, the Mauritanian coastguard intercepted a boat carrying 121 migrants near the Cap Blanc peninsula, close to the city of Nouadhibou. According to Sahara Média in Nouadhibou, the boat had departed from Cap Skirring (Ziguinchor). The migrants included ten women and four underage children. The group included nationals from Nigeria, The Gambia, […]
Amadou Chérif Diouf, Deputy minister in charge of Senegalese in the Diaspora, has called for a fundamental review of migration policies between Africa and Europe. “It is essential to revise migration policies in Europe to ensure effective protection and decent living conditions for migrants, while promoting a reception approach that respects human rights,” he stated […]
Since the beginning of the year, “more than 100 bodies” of African migrants have been discovered in Mauritania, the country’s Foreign Minister announced on Thursday during a visit to Bamako. Describing the situation as a “human tragedy”, he attributed the deaths to the actions of “criminal networks” engaged in illegal migration. “In 2024, more than […]
