After a 20-hour bus journey from Dakhla in southern Morocco, 325 Senegalese migrants arrived in Rosso, a town in the north of their home country, on the morning of 23 August. Sign up Also receive offers from The Africa Report Also receive offers from The Africa Report's partnersOn 27 July, Annette Seck, minister for Senegalese Abroad, thanked Morocco for sending 400 compatriots home. Senegal is not the only country in sub-Saharan Africa with which Morocco is collaborating on repatriation. The ocean crossing for sub-Saharan migrants to the Canary Islands – a dangerous route, with strong currents – often ends in Dakhla or Laâyoune. In 2022, the number totalled 2,457 migrants, mainly from Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea and Senegal, according to IOM.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 28, 2023 12:09 UTC