West and Central Africa — Irregular Migration Routes to Europe — Western African Atlantic Route (January - June 2023)

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Contacto
RO Dakar, RODakar-DataResearch@iom.int
Idioma
English
Ubicación
Fecha de instantánea
Jan 01 2023
Jun 30 2023
Actividad
  • Other
  • Flow Monitoring

This document presents the resumption of migration from the coasts of West Africa to the Canary Islands (Spain). This route, already active in 2006, saw an increasing number of movements in 2023. The risks, deaths and disappearances following shipwrecks are also on the rise along the Atlantic coasts.

Between January and June 2023, 7,213 people reached the Canary Islands irregularly after crossing by boat from the coasts of West Africa, a decrease of 18 per cent compared to 2022 (8,853).