Senegal Intercepts 5,000 Migrants in 2024 Amid Deadly Maritime Routes

According to a statement issued by the gendarmerie, the operation resulted in the arrest of 40 irregular migrants and five smugglers, including Mauritanians, and added that the operation was the result of coordination with the Spanish Civil Guard, which made it possible to defeat the attempt before it began. In recent months, the gendarmerie had announced that several attempts to smuggle irregular migrants from the Mauritanian coast into the Can…

Senegal Intercepts 5,000 Migrants in 2024 Amid Deadly Maritime Routes

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://newsghana.com.gh/senegal-intercepts-5000-migrants-in-2024-amid-deadly-maritime-routes/Senegalese authorities intercepted 5,192 individuals attempting irregular migration to Europe in 2024, with 407 referred for prosecution and 105 bodies recovered from capsized boats bound for Spain’s Canary Islands, according to Modou Diagne, Permanent Secretary of the Senegalese Intermi…

Mauritania: Mass Arrests and Deportations as EU Continues Efforts to Create “Bulwark” Against Irregular Migration

Under renewed pressure from the EU to prevent migrants from reaching the Canary Islands, in recent months Mauritanian authorities have arbitrarily arrested, detained, and expelled thousands of migrants. The West African state has come under repeated scrutiny in recent years for its detention and deportation practices, but the scale of the recent crackdown has attracted heightened concern and… Source