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Senegal’s President Macky Sall has ordered emergency measures to be taken to stem the growing flow of migrants taking to canoes to reach Europe
Senegal’s President Macky Sall has ordered emergency measures to be taken to stem the growing flow of migrants taking to canoes to reach Europe. He asked the government to take emergency security, economic, financial, and social measures to neutralize the departure of emigrants from the national territory.
The effort will involve the Ministers of the Interior, the Armed Forces, Youth, and Fisheries, which will implement the plan as the national strategy to combat irregular migration.
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Senegal is facing a flood of departures by sea bound for the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago and gateway to Europe. Several times a week, migrants undertake risky travel in ill-equipped country-made boats. This dangerous migration has led to a series of tragedies. The migration issue has become a theme in the ongoing campaign for the February 2024 presidential election. Prime Minister Amadou Ba is the presidential camp’s candidate to succeed Sall.
