
Report: EU Migration Policies Shift Routes But Do Not Cut Departures From Africa
Despite a 25% drop in illegal crossings in 2025, departure numbers from Africa remain largely unchanged.

Despite a 25% drop in illegal crossings in 2025, departure numbers from Africa remain largely unchanged.

One figure worthy of rediscovery, especially for those of a conservative or religious inclination, is the French soldier and writer Ernest Psichari who converted during his time as a soldier between 1909 and 1912, in what is today Mauritania.