Within the newest episode of “De cara al mundo”, on Onda Madrid, we had the participation of Carmen Chamorro, journalist, correspondent for a number of worldwide media and secretary common of the Worldwide Press Membership, who analysed the state of affairs of migration brought on by local weather change in Africa, particularly in Senegal, after the Friedrich Naumann Basis’s programme. 

What was the aim of the working group that the Friedrich Naumann Basis organised to go to Senegal?

The Basis carried out a programme with the European Union with a number of MEPs making an attempt to analyse the influence of local weather change on immigration, and selected three international correspondents coming from the nations of Portugal, Italy and Spain, though my info was going to Canada. The intention of this programme was to conduct a area examine alongside financial, socio-cultural and geostrategic strains. I used to be in control of the latter. The concept was to comply with all of the conferences and all of the missions carried out by the European Union and to collect info by contrasting sources from these three axes to be able to acquire outcomes.

I can say, from my half in safety, that Senegal is a degree of reference inside these West African nations for its political and social stability and, above all, for the implementation of an anti-terrorist cell that was created in 2003 and which works very properly, and in addition for the implementation of a legislation, the legislation on common emigration, which has put the management of irregular immigration on the desk. The issue going through Senegal within the face of worldwide warming is the migratory flows that happen. Initially, the flows from the interior areas of the south to the north of the nation, as a result of the shortage of water sources will have an effect on agriculture, livestock and fishing. Then, afterward, there might be a move that will have an effect on the European Union, from the north to the Canary Islands.

Macky Sall’s authorities, which is a part of a Nationwide Meeting made up of 165 parliamentarians, allowed us to attend a number of periods the place we might understand the nice capability for consensus of all of them as a result of they’re focusing their work on shaping this legislation to regulate irregular immigration and, above all, on consolidating insurance policies to grant employment to the youthful inhabitants. Senegal is a rustic through which 70% of its residents are below 30 years of age, so it is extremely vital that younger individuals are pursuing their research and professions within the nation and that they keep away from being conquered by felony mafias that interact in human trafficking. Macky Sall, its president, and your complete semi-presidential republic are struggling to include its inhabitants. A inhabitants that’s conceived as a brutal labour energy. No person needs to go away their very own nation, except they’ve a motive to take action. Individuals need to reside in their very own nation and never must migrate, not must embark.

This mission additionally allowed us to be with the boats in sure areas and to take care of Senegalese who had suffered the demise of relations within the seven-day or so journey it takes to achieve the Canary Islands. Others had returned and others have been getting ready to go searching for a greater future. 

To what extent does Senegal want EU support? 

I at all times suppose that Africa is the steadiness of the world, and Senegal is the gateway to success and to the financial, political and social improvement of the entire of Africa as a result of it’s the retaining wall. It is rather vital that agreements are established between the European Union and Senegal as a result of the work of this nation is actually vital within the sense that it’s bordered by nations that endure from the issue of the existence of armed teams that will transfer and which are transnational.

Senegal has oil deposits, liquefied pure fuel deposits, valuable stones, and it is a very putting be aware for the relocation of armed teams which are working within the space. It’s a query of accelerating this safety system of the Senegalese Armed Forces, accompanied by different missions of the nations that make up the European Union.

As well as, I wish to stress right here the work of Spain particularly, and that logically this case mustn’t escalate. Senegal is in a protected state of affairs for its personal residents, however on the worldwide stage, this wall of containment should proceed. With all the issues which are occurring within the worldwide context, liquefied fuel and oil deposits are being found and should fall into the proper palms. This can’t fall into palms that would provoke an issue that’s already manifesting itself all through the Sahel and North Africa. 

And, above all, we should stop corrupt parts from utilizing these uncooked supplies, these riches that these nations have, for his or her private enrichment or to finance the threats posed by terrorist teams and organised crime. 

The Friedrich Naumann Basis, which could be very dedicated to and has executed distinctive work on liberal insurance policies on this continent, is offering all of the sources to stop this case from getting worse, as a result of Senegal is a really wealthy nation. Macky Sall can be the president of the African Union, which is why he has been chosen as a fairly distinctive interlocutor in terms of dialogue with Putin. He’s the one one with whom the Russian chief has held talks and with whom he has had a number of conferences, two of them public and a 3rd not.

If there’s a lack of water sources, there’s a drought within the southern areas and a consequent migratory move in the direction of the north. The Sahel space could be very a lot conditioned by its seasonal adjustments. Every thing that’s international warming, every little thing that’s local weather change, can have an effect on this move of actions. Senegal performs a basic position and, on this case, what the Basis has executed is to place all some of these points on the desk with the assistance of MEPs and correspondents, as a result of conflicts are triggered by this.

These conflicts in Africa are essential to make clear, as a result of if they don’t seem to be instructed, they do not exist. There’s not solely a battle between Ukraine and Russia, there are additionally different, fairly vital conflicts which are going to have an effect on and can have an effect on the European Union and that have to be given gentle and area. 

The destabilisation of an space such because the Sahel impacts nations additional north equivalent to Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia… Foundations such because the Friedrich Naumann Basis and European establishments are serving to Senegal to have the capability to offer work for its inhabitants, to stop an exodus and, above all, to offer stability. 

Right here I wish to spotlight an support and cooperation undertaking by the Spanish authorities along side the Italian authorities. It’s a undertaking that’s offering a spot and an outlet for Senegalese girls who work within the exploitation of agricultural sources. We have been capable of expertise and grow to be conscious of this marvellous undertaking. These girls have been very joyful as a result of that they had been valued and given a unique position than in these nations. Ladies now have their very own buying energy and are available house with their very own financial sources. We have been capable of spend a day working with them they usually have been delighted.

As a part of this mission of the European Union’s Safety Fee, led by Germany, they launched a report back to which we had entry, which speaks exactly of the position that the Senegalese authorities has to play in its wrestle to extend the speed of employment amongst younger individuals to be able to hold them within the nation, to offer them preferrred situations and in order that they don’t have to maneuver.

However we correspondents have been additionally capable of see in our varied area research that Africa strikes inside Africa. Within the collective creativeness of the European Union, it’s thought-about that there are giant waves of immigration from Africa to Europe, however in actuality it’s Africa inside Africa. These stories revealed very singular knowledge, equivalent to, for instance, that between January and August 2022, practically 11,000 immigrants arrived irregularly within the Canary Islands. They mentioned that crossing the Atlantic from the West African coast to the Canary Islands is taken into account the deadliest route in Europe. And if that is occurring with none main results of local weather change, as soon as they happen they’ll grow to be a significant menace. The position performed by Senegal is a retaining wall, and it’s a position worthy of be aware that this republic and its whole parliament are quickly reaching consensus regardless of their completely different political formations, though the liberal one stands out above all others.