21.11.2012. One in four Senegalese migrants returns
home within five years, according to the French National Institute of
Demographic Research (INED). Many are armed with new skills that could help
drive development, but most receive little support to reintegrate into their
families or to target their skills, representing a wasted resource, say migrant
support organizations in Senegal.
According to the most recent statistics, the
International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates half a million
Senegalese work abroad, most of them in West Africa, followed by Europe. Most
Senegalese migrants go to Gambia, while 45 percent collectively travel to
France, Italy and Spain.
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