Movement is a natural act. Human beings move as naturally as possible, without any conditions. Thus, since the dawn of time, humans have felt free to move. But the so-called modern states have erected barriers to prevent citizens of other countries from going to their homes in the name of protectionism based purely on their […]
In Senegal, the month of July was marked by a series of capsizes and disappearances of boats of candidates who wanted to reach the Spanish coast. Nearly fifty deaths were counted between Rufisque, Ouakam and Saint-Louis in the period from 10 to 25 July 2023. For the number of missing persons, it is more complicated. […]
The number of international migrants is estimated at 281 million people in 2020, that’s 3.6% of the world’s population, according to a report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) published in 2022. Entitled “The State of Migration in the World”, the 592-page document specifies that these are 146 million male migrants (51.9%) and 135 […]
An International Organization for Migration (IOM) study reveals that the southwestern Niger city of Tahoua has become a migration hub for thousands of people seeking to reach and return from North Africa. The study, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France and carried out by IOM Niger’s Migration Data and Research Unit (MDRU), […]
In 2019, the resurgence of migration via unstable pirogues along the coast of Mauritania caught the attention of journalist Mamadou Diop. Since then, covering this deadly phenomenon has become his daily routine. In this interview, he shares with Dialogue Migration how he came to focus on this area, as well as the various media approaches […]
At the beginning of July 2023, the eyes of the world were riveted on the drama of migrants playing out in Tunisia. More than 700 migrants were turned back from Kais Saied’s country and taken to Libya where they were abandoned in the desert, at the mercy of bad weather, thirst, hunger and of course […]
