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The number of migrants boarding rickety boats from West Africa and reaching Spains Canary Islands has risen seven-fold so far this year from the same period of 2023, Interior Ministry data ... -February 16, 2024 at 11:32 am EST - MarketScreener

The number of migrants boarding rickety boats from West Africa and reaching Spain's Canary Islands has risen seven-fold so far this year from the same period of 2023, Interior Ministry data showed on Friday. A total of 11,704 irregular migrants reached the Atlantic Ocean archipelago between Jan. 1 and Feb. 15, compared with the 1,602 who arrived in the same period in 2023, the ministry said. If the current trend were to continue, the islands could receive 70,000 migrants this year after bre...

Watching news of Senegalese migrants arriving on the Canary Islands stirs memories for Babou Diouf of the same perilous journey he undertook 17 years ago and his arduous path to his new home -... -February 01, 2024 at 03:04 am EST - MarketScreener

The number of migrants from West Africa who braved the sea in fragile boats to reach Spains Canary Islands jumped more than 1,000% in January from a year ago, data released by the countrys... -February 01, 2024 at 11:34 am EST - MarketScreener

There has been a more than 1,000% increase in the number of irregular migrants from West Africa, who landed on Spain's Canary Islands using fragile...

Atlantic route to chain of islands is deadliest migration passage to Spain with 6,007 people dying last year

The number of migrants from West Africa who braved the sea in fragile boats to reach Spain's Canary Islands jumped more than 1,000% in January from a year ago, data released by the country's interior ministry on Thursday showed. A total of 7,270 irregular migrants reached the archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean between Jan. 1 and Jan. 31, a nearly 13-fold increase from the 566 in the same month in 2023, the ministry said. The chain of islands off Africa's northwestern coast, one o...

The number of migrants from West Africa who braved the sea in fragile boats to reach Spain's Canary Islands jumped more than 1,000% in January from a year ago, data released by the country's interior ministry on Thursday showed. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Europe News: The number of migrants from West Africa who braved the sea in fragile boats to reach Spain's Canary Islands jumped more than 1,000% in January from a

The number of migrants entering Spain irregularly by sea has jumped nearly 300% so far in January from the same period in 2023, with the vast majority arriving in the Canary Islands, official data... -January 16, 2024 at 01:37 pm EST - MarketScreener