400 Senegalese to return voluntarily from Morocco by bus from Friday
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Soleil
At least 400 Senegalese people staying in the Argoub and Bir-Gandouz reception centres in southern Morocco are due to return voluntarily to Senegal by bus. The first convoy of three vehicles is scheduled for Friday 30 October, followed by further departures on 3 and 5 November, according to a diplomatic source cited by APS.
At least 400 Senegalese people staying in the reception centres of Argoub and Bir-Gandouz, in southern Morocco, are due to return home as part of a voluntary return operation starting on Friday 30 October, according to a diplomatic source cited by the Senegalese Press Agency (APS).
Ten buses, each with a capacity of 40 passengers, have been arranged for the operation, which is being organised with the Moroccan authorities. Three buses are due to leave on Friday, with further convoys scheduled for Tuesday 3 and Thursday 5 November. Another operation is being prepared for the second week of November, according to APS.
The Moroccan Royal Navy intercepted three boats carrying at least 500 people, including 300 Senegalese, between 19 and 25 October. The arrival of these migrants brought the number of people recently recorded in centres in southern Morocco to 800, mainly from Senegal, Gambia, Mali and Guinea. The operation follows the arrival of 190 Senegalese migrants in Dakhla, announced on 4 October.
