Migration from Senegal surges as more than 32,000 people have landed in Spain's Canary Islands
1 year, 1 month ago

Migration from Senegal surges as more than 32,000 people have landed in Spain's Canary Islands

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to an Associated Press tally of figures released by Spain’s Interior Ministry and local emergency services, at least 32,029 people landed there from Jan. 1 to Nov. 5 — exceeding the notorious migration crisis of 2006, when 31,678 migrants disembarked in the Canaries. Faced with a record number of arrivals, Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska flew to the Senegalese capital of Dakar last week to press the government to do more to stop boats from leaving. During the 2006 “cayucos crisis” — named after the large canoe-shaped boats from Mauritania and Senegal often used by the smugglers — Spain signed agreements with 10 African countries to accept returned migrants and stop new boats from leaving.

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Teen Gambian migrant finds support and a father figure in
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Teen Gambian migrant finds support and a father figure in

Hindustan Times  

By Joan Faus and Horaci Garcia Teen Gambian migrant finds support and a father figure in FRONTERA, Spain, - Gambian teenager Omar Kebbeh has a roof over his head on the Spanish island of El Hierro and enough to eat thanks to a man he calls his Spanish father, after a close brush with becoming homeless as some other young …

Migration to Spain's Canaries surges
1 month ago

Migration to Spain's Canaries surges

China Daily  

Migrants gather at the CATE in San Andres on the island of El Hierro, Spain, October 28, 2024. El Hierro, Spain's southernmost Canary Island, has developed into a primary arrival point for migration into Europe, with Red Cross numbers showing that by mid-November, the tiny Atlantic community had received 19,400 migrants — nearly double its resident population. Spain's Canary Islands …

Migration to Spain's Canaries surges
1 month ago

Migration to Spain's Canaries surges

China Daily  

Migrants gather at the CATE in San Andres on the island of El Hierro, Spain, October 28, 2024. El Hierro, Spain's southernmost Canary Island, has developed into a primary arrival point for migration into Europe, with Red Cross numbers showing that by mid-November, the tiny Atlantic community had received 19,400 migrants — nearly double its resident population. Spain's Canary Islands …

On board with Senegal’s navy as it searches for migrants on a popular but deadly route toward Europe
1 month ago

On board with Senegal’s navy as it searches for migrants on a popular but deadly route toward Europe

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — As dawn arrived off the coast of Senegal, navy commander Assane Seye scanned the horizon. He is captain of the Niani, one of three new patrol vessels tasked with patrolling waters off the West African nation in search of a rapidly growing number of vulnerable boats carrying migrants on one of the world’s deadliest migration routes. Dozens …

At least 30 bodies found on a boat along a migrant route off Senegal
3 months ago

At least 30 bodies found on a boat along a migrant route off Senegal

LA Times  

Senegalese youth gather around pirogues on the beach at dusk in Fass Boye, Senegal, Aug. 29, 2023. At least 30 bodies were found on a boat drifting off the coast of Senegal’s capital, the military said Monday, as the number of migrants leaving West Africa increases. The navy was informed of the vessel’s presence on Sunday evening and sent out …

Captain of migrant boat tragedy in Senegal turns himself in as death toll rises to 26
3 months, 1 week ago

Captain of migrant boat tragedy in Senegal turns himself in as death toll rises to 26

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The captain of a migrant boat that capsized off Senegal over the weekend was arrested, local authorities said Tuesday, as the death toll rose to 26. The death toll of the capsizing rose to 26, Senegal’s navy said on the social media platform X on Tuesday. In recent years, the number of migrants leaving West Africa through …

At least 4 migrants have died and others remain missing after a boat capsized off Senegal
3 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 4 migrants have died and others remain missing after a boat capsized off Senegal

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Senegal over the weekend, leaving at least four people dead and several others missing, local authorities said on Monday. In recent years, the number of migrants leaving West Africa through Senegal has surged with many fleeing conflict, poverty and the lack of job opportunities. Last month, the Senegalese …

Spain’s leader in Senegal concludes West Africa tour aimed at tackling irregular migration
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Spain’s leader in Senegal concludes West Africa tour aimed at tackling irregular migration

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Thursday to conclude his trip through three West African nations aimed at tackling irregular migration to Spain’s Canary Islands. The agreements signed by Sánchez and Faye will promote “circular migration programs,” which are temporary job opportunities in Spain for selected Senegalese workers, granting them …

‘Barcelona or die.’ For Senegalese dreaming of Europe, the deadly Atlantic route is not a deterrent
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Barcelona or die.’ For Senegalese dreaming of Europe, the deadly Atlantic route is not a deterrent

Associated Press  

THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal — Salamba Ndiaye was 22 when she first tried to get to Spain, dreaming of a career as a real estate agent. Ndiaye is one of thousands of young Senegalese who try to leave the West African country each year to head to Spain, fleeing poverty and the lack of job opportunities. “Barsa wala Barsakh,” or “Barcelona or …

Spain PM heads to W.Africa as migrant arrivals surge
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Spain PM heads to W.Africa as migrant arrivals surge

Hindustan Times  

Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez heads on a three-day visit to West Africa on Tuesday, as his left-wing government grapples with a major upsurge in migrant arrivals, notably in the Canary Islands. Spain PM heads to W.Africa as migrant arrivals surge Nearly every day, Spain's coastguard rescues a boat carrying dozens of African migrants towards the islands which are located …

More than a dozen African migrants dead, over 150 missing after their boat capsized on way to Europe
4 months, 4 weeks ago

More than a dozen African migrants dead, over 150 missing after their boat capsized on way to Europe

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — More than a dozen migrants died and at least 150 others are missing after their boat capsized off Mauritania on their way to Europe, the International Organization for Migration said, triggering a frantic search and rescue operation. There were 300 migrants on the boat that capsized on Monday near the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, and 120 have been …

More than a dozen migrants dead, 150 missing after their boat capsizes on way to Europe
4 months, 4 weeks ago

More than a dozen migrants dead, 150 missing after their boat capsizes on way to Europe

LA Times  

More than a dozen migrants died and at least 150 others are missing after their boat capsized off Mauritania on their way to Europe, the International Organization for Migration said, triggering a frantic search-and-rescue operation. There were 300 migrants on the boat that capsized on Monday near the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, and 120 have been rescued by the Mauritanian Coast …

At least 89 Europe-bound migrants die after boat capsizes off Mauritania
5 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 89 Europe-bound migrants die after boat capsizes off Mauritania

The Independent  

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89 migrants dead at sea off Mauritania: Report
5 months, 2 weeks ago

89 migrants dead at sea off Mauritania: Report

Hindustan Times  

Nearly 90 migrants bound for Europe perished when their boat capsized earlier this week off the coast of Mauritania, the state news agency and a local official said Thursday, while dozens more remain missing. The report quoted survivors saying that the boat had set sail from the border of Senegal and Gambia with 170 passengers on board, bringing the number …

Brazilian authorities bury deceased migrants who drifted in African boat to the Amazon
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Brazilian authorities bury deceased migrants who drifted in African boat to the Amazon

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4 migrants are found dead and 64 are rescued as a Mauritanian boat reaches Spain's Canary Islands
9 months, 2 weeks ago

4 migrants are found dead and 64 are rescued as a Mauritanian boat reaches Spain's Canary Islands

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4 migrants are found dead and 64 are rescued as a Mauritanian boat reaches Spain’s Canary Islands
9 months, 2 weeks ago

4 migrants are found dead and 64 are rescued as a Mauritanian boat reaches Spain’s Canary Islands

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Four migrants were found dead and 64 were rescued when a boat from Mauritania reached Spain’s Canary Islands after a dangerous Atlantic journey from West Africa, Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service said. The migrants arrived on the island of El Hierro late on Tuesday evening, with the survivors including two women and nine minors, the service said. Nearly …

At least two dozen migrants died off Senegal's northern coast trying to reach Europe, say officials
9 months, 3 weeks ago

At least two dozen migrants died off Senegal's northern coast trying to reach Europe, say officials

The Independent  

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More than 20 dead in migrant shipwreck off Senegal
9 months, 3 weeks ago

More than 20 dead in migrant shipwreck off Senegal

New Indian Express  

DAKAR: Rescuers pulled more than 20 bodies from the sea off northern Senegal on Wednesday after a Europe-bound boat loaded with migrants sank, a regional governor told AFP, with fears rising for the missing. "A little more than 20 bodies" had been found, Saint-Louis regional governor Alioune Badara Samb said by telephone, adding that another 20 people had been saved. …

The fisherman from Senegal keeping Spain’s vessels afloat
10 months ago

The fisherman from Senegal keeping Spain’s vessels afloat

The Independent  

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A record number of migrants have arrived in Spain’s Canary Islands this year. Most are from Senegal
1 year, 1 month ago

A record number of migrants have arrived in Spain’s Canary Islands this year. Most are from Senegal

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — A record number of migrants have made the treacherous boat journey on the Atlantic Ocean to Spain’s Canary Islands this year, and most of the 32,000 people are coming from Senegal. According to an Associated Press tally of figures released by Spain’s Interior Ministry and local emergency services, at least 32,029 people landed on the Canary Islands …

Record number of migrants arrived this year in Spain’s Canary Islands, most from Senegal
1 year, 1 month ago

Record number of migrants arrived this year in Spain’s Canary Islands, most from Senegal

LA Times  

Migrants crowd a wooden boat as they are towed to the port in La Restinga on the Canary island of El Hierro on Saturday. A record number of migrants have made the treacherous boat journey on the Atlantic Ocean to Spain’s Canary Islands this year, and most of the 32,000 people are coming from Senegal. According to an Associated Press …

Nearly 170 rescued Senegalese migrants returned after Mauritania refused to take them in
1 year, 3 months ago

Nearly 170 rescued Senegalese migrants returned after Mauritania refused to take them in

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Nearly 170 migrants returned to Senegal on Wednesday after spending almost a week in limbo on a Spanish rescue boat. Since Thursday, the migrants had been stuck aboard a Spanish Civil Guard vessel near the northwest African nation of Mauritania after authorities there refused to let them disembark, according to Spanish media. The crew on the Tagus …

Scores of Senegalese migrants dead or missing after monthlong voyage for Spain
1 year, 4 months ago

Scores of Senegalese migrants dead or missing after monthlong voyage for Spain

LA Times  

More than 60 migrants are feared dead after a Spanish fishing vessel off the Atlantic island of Cape Verde rescued a boat that started its journey a month ago with more than 100 aboard, authorities and migrant advocates said Thursday. The Spanish migration advocacy group Walking Borders said the vessel was a large fishing boat, called a pirogue, which had …

Cape Verde: Over 60 killed as boat with 100 Senegal migrants dare to cross world's most dangerous sea route
1 year, 4 months ago

Cape Verde: Over 60 killed as boat with 100 Senegal migrants dare to cross world's most dangerous sea route

India TV News  

In another tragic incident, over 60 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants was found off Cape Verde in West Africa, BBC reported on Thursday. Citing authorities and migrant advocates, the news agency The Associated Press reported that the boat departed on July 10 from Senegal with more than 100 migrants. The Spanish migration advocacy group Walking Borders …

Dozens of Senegalese migrants are dead or missing after their boat is rescued with 38 survivors
1 year, 4 months ago

Dozens of Senegalese migrants are dead or missing after their boat is rescued with 38 survivors

The Independent  

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Dozens of Senegalese migrants are dead or missing after their boat is rescued with 38 survivors
1 year, 4 months ago

Dozens of Senegalese migrants are dead or missing after their boat is rescued with 38 survivors

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Dozens of migrants headed for Spain are believed missing and feared dead after coast guards off the Atlantic Island of Cabo Verde rescued 38 people on a boat that had left Senegal in West Africa over one month ago with more than 100 aboard, authorities and migrant advocates said. Senegal’s foreign affairs ministry said the boat was …

300 migrants bound to Spain's Canary Islands go missing at Atlantic Ocean
1 year, 5 months ago

300 migrants bound to Spain's Canary Islands go missing at Atlantic Ocean

India TV News  

Three boats carrying over 300 irregular migrants suddenly went missing in the Atlantic Ocean, said migrant aid group Walking Borders on Sunday, prompting a frantic search by authorities. Walking Borders spokesperson Helena Maleno informed that the boats had embarked from Senegal 15 days ago towards the Canary Islands in Spain, reported Anadolu Agency. Last year, as many as 559 irregular …

At least 300 migrants missing at sea near Spain's Canary Islands, says aid group
1 year, 5 months ago

At least 300 migrants missing at sea near Spain's Canary Islands, says aid group

India Today  

At least 300 people who were traveling on three migrant boats from Senegal to Spain's Canary Islands have disappeared, migrant aid group Walking Borders said on Sunday. Two boats, one carrying about 65 people and the other with between 50 and 60 on board, have been missing for 15 days since they left Senegal to try to reach Spain, Helena …

NGO: 2,390 deaths on migrant routes to Spain in 2022
1 year, 11 months ago

NGO: 2,390 deaths on migrant routes to Spain in 2022

Associated Press  

MADRID — A Spanish nonprofit organization said Wednesday that the number of migrants who died or were reported missing while trying to reach Spain was 2,390 last year, a decrease on 2021 but in line with the past five years. But the migrant rights group also raised alarm over the “invisibility” of an increasingly popular route from Algeria to Spain’s …

Nigerian stowaways found on ship's rudder in Canary Islands
2 years ago

Nigerian stowaways found on ship's rudder in Canary Islands

Firstpost  

The men found on the Alithini II oil tanker at the Las Palmas port on Monday afternoon appeared to have symptoms of dehydration and hypothermia and were transferred to hospitals on the island for medical attention Barcelona: Three stowaways were found on a ship’s rudder in the Canary Islands after an 11-day ocean voyage from Nigeria, Spain’s maritime rescue service …

Boat capsizes off Senegal coastline, 13 migrants killed
2 years, 5 months ago

Boat capsizes off Senegal coastline, 13 migrants killed

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — A boat carrying migrants trying to get to Europe capsized off the coast of Senegal, killing at least 13 people, according to local Red Cross officials. The incident happened near Kafountine in the southern Casamance area Monday night, said Djadja Sambou, an official with the Senegal Red Cross. Senegal sees many people try to migrate to Europe …

Braving the Atlantic: The refugees risking death to reach Europe
2 years, 6 months ago

Braving the Atlantic: The refugees risking death to reach Europe

Al Jazeera  

Their crossing is undertaken in poorly equipped fishing boats or even rubber dinghies. The tightening of border controls through the western and central Mediterranean routes has contributed to a dramatic increase in the number of people braving this longer sea passage. This has made these islands 1,600km off the mainland, a beacon for people coming primarily from Morocco, Western Sahara, …

Spain rescues 319 migrants at sea, 18 more feared drowned
2 years, 10 months ago

Spain rescues 319 migrants at sea, 18 more feared drowned

Associated Press  

MADRID — Emergency services on Spain’s Canary Islands say 319 people, including 59 women and 24 children, were rescued from seven different boats trying to reach the archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, while activists say at least 18 migrants have died. Spanish rescue vessels reached the boats in different locations late Tuesday and early Wednesday, a Maritime Rescue Service spokeswoman …

Canary Islands: More than 400 migrants rescued in Atlantic
3 years, 1 month ago

Canary Islands: More than 400 migrants rescued in Atlantic

The Independent  

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Spain seeks to curb migrant arrivals to Canary Islands
3 years, 1 month ago

Spain seeks to curb migrant arrivals to Canary Islands

Associated Press  

MADRID — More than 400 migrants arrived by sea in Spain’s Canary Islands over a 24-hour period, emergency services said on Thursday, as the Spanish government discussed with Algerian officials ways of fighting illegal migration from North Africa to Europe. Migrant arrivals in the Canary Islands have surged this year, according to Spain’s Interior Ministry. In 2019, Spanish police said …

7 minors among 29 dead on migrant boat to Canary Islands
3 years, 3 months ago

7 minors among 29 dead on migrant boat to Canary Islands

Associated Press  

MADRID — At least 29 Africans, including seven children, died last week while trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands on a smuggling boat, according to information released Monday from a U.N. migration agency and a Spanish migrant charity in touch with victims’ relatives. But at least 24 more people were on the boat when it left Aug. 15 from Dakhla, …

7 girls among 29 dead on migrant boat to Canary Islands
3 years, 3 months ago

7 girls among 29 dead on migrant boat to Canary Islands

The Independent  

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Boats emerge from Sahara sand to transport migrants to Spain
3 years, 11 months ago

Boats emerge from Sahara sand to transport migrants to Spain

The Independent  

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Boats emerge from Sahara sand to transport migrants to Spain
3 years, 11 months ago

Boats emerge from Sahara sand to transport migrants to Spain

Associated Press  

DAKHLA, Western Sahara — Beneath a star-packed sky in the Sahara, smugglers and handymen unearth a boat buried in the sand, a made-to-order vessel for carrying migrants from the North African coast to Spain’s Canary Islands. From there, the boat is meant to take 20 to 30 migrants into the Atlantic Ocean and across what the European Union’s border agency …

Spain in diplomatic push over migrant flow to Canary Islands
4 years, 1 month ago

Spain in diplomatic push over migrant flow to Canary Islands

Associated Press  

MADRID — The Spanish government is ratcheting up its response to the steady build-up of migrant arrivals to the Canary Islands from Africa, including a fresh diplomatic offensive. Though the government has come under pressure from local officials to transfer a significant number of migrants and asylum seekers to the Spanish mainland, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said Friday that the …

Spain locates 320 migrants in 10 boats off Canary Islands
4 years, 1 month ago

Spain locates 320 migrants in 10 boats off Canary Islands

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spanish rescue services said Tuesday they intercepted more than 320 migrants in 10 boats found off the Canary Islands archipelago. The Interior Ministry said in a report this week that 16,760 migrants had arrived by sea to the Canary Islands between Jan. 1 and Nov. 15, a figure that was up by 1,000% compared to the same period …

Migrant arrivals putting pressure on Spain’s Canary Islands
4 years, 1 month ago

Migrant arrivals putting pressure on Spain’s Canary Islands

Associated Press  

MADRID — Spanish rescue services have located 1,300 migrants in four days in the Atlantic Ocean and transferred them to the southern Canary Islands, further straining local emergency response capabilities as makeshift military camps for the newcomers were being readied. The Spanish government says it plans to increase aid for Africa while speeding up deportations of those who don’t meet …

Over 1,600 migrants reach Spain’s Canary Islands, 1 dies
4 years, 1 month ago

Over 1,600 migrants reach Spain’s Canary Islands, 1 dies

Associated Press  

MADRID — More than 1,600 migrants have either been rescued at sea or reached Spain’s Canary Islands in small boats over the weekend, emergency services for the archipelago said Sunday. The body of one person who had died during the perilous journey was recovered by rescuers in waters near the island of El Hierro, the Canary Islands emergency services said. …

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