Between April 2024 and March 2025, Senegal grappled with an unprecedented migration crisis, facing challenges as a country of origin, transit and destination. A significant increase in irregular departures, particularly via the dangerous Atlantic route to the Canary Islands characterised this period, while the national authorities were struggling to respond to the rapidly evolving situation. […]
Senegal and the European Union (EU) are intensifying their security cooperation in response to the growing challenges of irregular migration and human trafficking. On Tuesday, 8 July 2025, the second meeting of the Steering Committee of the Joint Operational Programme II (JOP II) was held in Dakar, Senegal. The session was co-chaired by Senegal’s Minister […]
Benin is updating its immigration legislation for people of African descent, and other foreign nationals including those of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) (editor’s note: Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso) since their countries left the regional community ECOWAS. Parliament recently passed two bills to help manage migratory flows, ensure public safety and promote civic and […]
A disheartening report by the NGO Caminando Fronteras or ‘Walking Borders’ reveals that at least 1,865 people lost their lives or went missing while attempting to reach Europe between January and May 2025. Almost 80% of these deaths occurred along the Atlantic route. The NGO asserts that these tragedies are avoidable and caused by inaction […]
In May 2025, approximately thirty young Chadians fell victim to scams linked to the QNET network in Nigeria, after being lured by false promises of employment online. The Chadian Embassy in Abuja has issued a warning about the growing number of cyber scams targeting young people seeking opportunities abroad. These individuals believed they would find […]
Last week, the Federation of Associations and Groups of Senegalese in Mauritania (Fagsem) staged a 48-hour strike in protest at ‘raids and abuses’. In response, Senegal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that a ‘fair and lasting’ solution had been found with Nouakchott. This is yet another episode in the ongoing challengesSenegalese people living in this […]
