Immigration

In Ceuta, three people have died since the migration crisis started a week ago. A young man, who drowned on Monday 17 May while trying to swim to the Spanish enclave, was buried on Saturday 22 May. The other two were buried on Sunday, May 23. With our special correspondent in Ceuta, Magali LagrangeThe Muslim cemetery, near the…

Since the beginning of the week, the authorities in Ceuta estimate that between 8 and 10,000 people have entered the Spanish enclave from Morocco, in the middle of a diplomatic crisis between the two countries. Among these migrants, there are very many minors. Residents are mobilizing to provide news about the latter to their families.…

A thousand migrants, together with 300 minors, managed to succeed in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from neighboring Morocco on Monday (Might 17), arriving by swimming or on foot when the tide allowed, the Spanish authorities mentioned, citing a "document" for This will not be the primary time that about 100 migrants have tried to be a part of the European Union.…

Lisbon has simply hosted a ministerial convention on the administration of migratory flows over the previous two days. This assembly was meant to deepen the political dialogue between the European Union and African international locations. Niger is certainly one of the international locations notably affected by this migration situation. The Nigerian authorities highlighted their file in Lisbon, however additionally they name on Europeans to maintain their help, because the drawback has not but been resolved. Nigerian…

New rebound in Senegal within the case of "Doudou Faye" which had aroused a wave of feelings within the nation. The younger teenager who dreamed of changing into a soccer participant had died at sea whereas on a secret canoe, on his approach to Europe final autumn. Two suspects had been arrested in February and met the choose on Tuesday, April 27 throughout a courtroom listening to in Mbour, 80…

Pope Francis on Sunday, April 25, described as "shameful" the destiny of 130 migrants who had disappeared since Thursday after a shipwreck within the Mediterranean, saying he was "very saddened by this tragedy". With our Vatican correspondent, Eric Senanque"I admit to you that I'm very saddened by the tragedy that has occurred…

The migration routes that leave Africa lead either to other countries on the continent or to Europe, or - and it is less well known - to the United States. Congolese, Ugandans, Malays, Sierra Leoneans ... Many Africans arrive in Latin America and try to reach North America. Under the Trump administration, those who succeeded…

Ocean Viking, the boat from NGO SOS Méditerranée, completed its eleventh rescue mission in the central Mediterranean this week. He arrived on Tuesday at the Italian port of Augusta where the 116 people he rescued outside the Mediterranean could disembark. The crew carried out two interventions, one of which disrupted the role played by the Libyan security forces.…

The demonstrations and riots that shook Senegal in early March were not only concentrated in Dakar. They had broken out after the case of Ousmane Sonko, the leader of the opposition party the Senegalese patriots for work, ethics and fraternity (Pastef), who is accused of rape and death threats. Other regions have been mobilized to "defend democracy", such as Saint-Louis, in the north of the country, a…

"Doudou Faye loved the dream of becoming a professional footballer in Europe. He died in October last year, points out the daily 24 Heures, in the water of the so-called secret emigration. The teenage tragic case has aroused emotions and outrage in Senegal and abroad. His father had paid 250,000 FCFA to a smuggler. ”He and two other fathers were found guilty in February by the court in Mbour, 80 km from Dakar, of…