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The Mbayang Diop Case in S/Arabia: Ten Years After Receiving a Death Sentence, HSF Reopens the Debate, Calls for Government Action
Ten years’ detention in Saudi cells, a death sentence that still hangs over her, and a deafening silence surrounding his case. In response to this situation, Boubacar Sèye, president of the NGO Horizon Sans Frontières, has once again stepped forward to break the silence surrounding the Mbayang Diop case. The researcher, who works on international …
Migration and Smuggling: ECOWAS Parliament calls for sustainable reintegration
The Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has taken a further step forward in managing migration flows within the region. Meeting in plenary session in Accra, the Community’s lawmakers adopted a resolution calling on all member states to step up their efforts towards reintegrating returning migrants and providing support for victims …
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[Press review]Migration: Striking a Balance Between Inclusion, Border Control
In both Africa and Europe, news surrounding migration in September have focused on initiatives aimed at inclusion, while also highlighting the ongoing tragedies along migration routes and the tightening of border control policies. Whilst some countries are putting in place structures to host and support migrants, tensions at Europe’s borders and debates on the protection …
Forced Migration: International Aid Agencies Must Learn to Trust Local NGOs
In humanitarian crises, displaced populations are often portrayed as mere beneficiary recipients of aid. Yet they are often the first ones to take action, to provide assistance to their loved ones and to keep community solidarity efforts alive. This is one of the key outcomes of the 28th edition of the Journal of Forced Migration, …
Mauritania: When Climate Change Closes the Doors to Departure
A new IOM study reveals a contradiction in southern and south-eastern Mauritania, where the communities most prone to climate change are also those least able to flee, adapt or protect themselves. Far from the images of mass exoduses, it is a sense of being trapped that prevails. We often picture the climate crisis as a …
Senegal: On the Canary Islands Route, Migrants Stories Also Told in Figures
Between April and May 2026, the International Organisation of Migration recorded 1,475 people involved in movements through the Canary Islands route, 880 of whom were preparing to leave. A few months later, the rescue of 1,046 people who had sailed from The Gambia served as a reminder of the risks inherent in this crossing. Hidden …
The Contradictory Nature of Beninese Migration
From the West African sub-region to the West, via Central, Southern and East Africa, and even Asia, Beninese people are on the move in search of new opportunities, as well as skills and new experiences. However, the reality behind this mobility is far from what it might seem. Long seen as a response to precarious …
Are African conflicts really causing a mass exodus to Europe?
Armed conflicts are one of the main drivers of forced displacement in Africa. Unlike what is widely portrayed in public debate, however, people fleeing African wars are not heading en masse to Europe. The majority of them choose to remain in their own country or in neighbouring states. The available evidence therefore suggests we should …
Addressing Irregular Emigration: Senegal’s Gendarmerie Intensifies Efforts in the Saloum Delta
The Saloum Delta will not be the departure point for another deadly journey to Europe. During two large-scale raids carried out between 31 July and 2 August 2026, Kaolack’s Gendarmerie Legion successfully foiled two plans to leave the country illegally, by intercepting 173 would-be migrants and seizing logistical equipment concealed within the mangrove labyrinth. Drones, …
Irregular migration: Guy Marius Sagna Urges ‘Structural Responses’ and Greater Transparency
During a meeting with residents of Thiaroye-sur-Mer, a coastal village in the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, about the risks of irregular migration and human trafficking, Senegalese MP and member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Guy Marius Sagna, stressed the need to go beyond mere awareness-raising. He called for practical funding …
