The Minister of the Interior, General Jean Baptiste Tine, took stock of the makeshift boats that landed in the Canary Islands between January and October 31, 2024. During the installation of the Interministerial Committee to Combat Irregular Migration (CILMI ), yesterday in Ziguinchor, he indicated that of the 502 canoes recorded, 64 left the Senegalese coast.
According to the Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Jean Baptiste Tine, the number of boats that were able to dock on the islands between January and October 2024 is 502, of which 64 come from Senegal.
“Senegal recorded between January and October 2024, 502 boats transporting irregular migrants, including 64 from the Senegalese coasts arriving in the Canary Islands with 34,162 migrants on board. Migration as a global and complex phenomenon represents a major challenge for States because of the demographic and economic dynamics it generates,” underlined Jean-Baptiste Tine.
To this end, the Minister of the Interior expressed his feeling of desolation regarding the turn taken by irregular migration.
“Senegal as a country of departure, transit and destination, finds itself at the crossroads of these migratory dynamics with significant impacts both for the migrants themselves and for politicians. Irregular migration is increasingly taking on worrying dimensions with its share of misfortunes, including numerous losses of human lives,” he regretted.
He adds that the Ziguinchor region is at a crossroads. Because its geographical location, close to the Atlantic coast and bordering Gambia and Guinea-Bissau, makes it a strategic point for migratory movements, he noted.
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