At least 34 migrants dead after boat sinks off Senegal
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Ghanaian Times
At least 34 people have died after a migrant boat sank off Senegal, between Dakar and Saint-Louis, while heading for the Canary Islands. Only one person was rescued, and the toll could still change, according to the interior ministry, as reported by APS.
At least 34 people have died after a migrant boat sank between Dakar and Saint-Louis, in northern Senegal, according to the Senegalese Press Agency (APS), citing an official source. The interior ministry says only one person was rescued; the number of missing has yet to be established. Saliou Diouf, founder of the migrant aid association Boza Fii, told AFP that all the bodies recovered were Senegalese, according to BBC.
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye offered his condolences to the families and promised on X to intensify the fight against the networks that organise the crossings. The authorities also intercepted another boat on Friday carrying 142 migrants bound for Spain, including 23 women and two babies. According to the Spanish association Walking Borders, 635 people died on the Atlantic route to the Canary Islands between January and May 2026, the highest toll among the routes it tracks.
