The volatile region of the Sahel is driving a surge in migrants arriving in the Canary Islands

Wednesday, Jun 25, 2025

Il Sole 24 Ore

Asylum seekers from Mali and Senegal are rapidly increasing at Spanish reception centers due to regional instability.

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National security data indicates that migration patterns are shifting from the Maghreb to the Sahel, with a sharp increase in asylum seekers from Mali (+726 percent) and Senegal (+254 percent) in 2024. Raquel Santos, director of CEAR programs, explains to El Confidencial that those arriving at Spanish refugee aid centers increasingly present different profiles; they are more frequently asylum seekers, with a very high percentage originating from Mali.

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