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Strengthened surveillance reduced irregular migration in Senegal

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 …

IOM, local stakeholders rethink migration management in Senegal northern border town

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 …

Senegal social forum urges paradigm shift in migration

On 8 November in Dakar, Mamadou Mignane Diouf, coordinator of the Senegalese Social Forum, made a resounding call for a radical reappraisal of how migration is viewed. Speaking at the opening of a National Forum on the European Union’s migration policy, he argued that migration should be understood as “a demographic and economic component linked …

[Press review]: From expulsions and shipwrecks to justice and hope, a world of contradictions lies ahead.

Migration realities, ranging from deadly shipwrecks and controversial expulsions to the trials of smugglers and diplomatic tensions, come into collision across the globe, from Nouadhibou to London, Tunis to Accra and Ankara to Paris. However, there are also educational initiatives and advocacy efforts that portray migration as an opportunity rather than a threat. The coastguard …

IOM launches new initiative to trace missing migrants on Africa–Europe routes

In an unprecedented collaboration, the International Organisation of Migration (IOM) and the governments of The Gambia and Mauritania are working together to locate migrants who have gone missing or died while travelling to Europe. With the support of partners such as the ICRC and forensic anthropology teams, the programme will provide answers for families, strengthen …

Global stance against migrants’ detention in Libya

Several countries are calling on Libya to end the arbitrary detention of migrants, denouncing the associated torture, sexual violence, executions and impunity in the process. Although Tripoli acknowledges the gravity of the situation, it is only offering promises of reforms ‘during the transition period’. At a United Nations assembly held in Geneva on 11 November …