Senegalese migrants are using social media platforms like TikTok and WhatsApp to plan journeys from Nicaragua to the US, with U.S. border arrests of Senegalese migrants hitting 20,231 from July to December, a tenfold increase from the previous year. The rise in illegal crossings is linked to the visibility of Nicaragua as a transit point. Guineans are also expressing discontent with military governance in West Africa.
Like the past string of coups in Western and Central Africa, Wesley Alexander Hill writes the latest one in #Chad tests Western commitments and values. https://t.co/06j8CcvCd5
Three Sahelian countries have captured the imagination of millions of Africans living in former French colonies and beyond, columnist @hofrench writes. https://t.co/t25yb7bjsZ
🚨REPORT: Senegalese migrants are increasingly entering the U.S. illegally, using platforms like TikTok and WhatsApp to plan their journeys through Nicaragua - From July to December, U.S. authorities recorded 20,231 arrests of Senegalese migrants crossing the border illegally, a… https://t.co/enOQ65hal5
As external actors seem to lessen pressure on West Africa’s juntas, Guineans register their discontent with military governance, writes Michelle Gavin. https://t.co/a0EIgJ3PfU
🚨🇺🇸WHATSAPP & TIKTOK FUEL MIGRANT SURGE AT BORDER U.S. border arrests of Senegalese migrants hit 20,231 from July to December, a tenfold increase from the previous year. The rise is linked to social media platforms like TikTok and WhatsApp, which migrants use to share and… https://t.co/gyIs537SqI
Senegalese migrants illegally crossing US border relying on TikTok, WhatsApp to plan out their journeys https://t.co/O39mnrzoGP https://t.co/ybze4AMEoA
In Senegal's capital, Nicaragua is a hot ticket among travel agents as migrants try to reach US (from @AP) https://t.co/OAHYKJk3gt
Michelle Gavin joined the WarCast to discuss the intensifying violence in eastern Congo and where it could be headed. https://t.co/s5xr2iMRwv
Senegalese migrants are using TikTok and WhatsApp to plan journeys from Nicaragua to the US: "It's not something hidden." https://t.co/iAAlknltgl
“In Senegal, it’s all over the streets — everyone’s talking about Nicaragua, Nicaragua, Nicaragua,” said Ba, who paid about 6M CFA ($10K) to get to Nicaragua in July with stops in Morocco, Spain and El Salvador. “It’s not something hidden.” https://t.co/P0AMadYXbX
The resistance of Guineans is just as significant a signal of what African populations want as the initial reactions to military seizures of power, writes Michelle Gavin. https://t.co/GPmbqRPsgK
Gueva Ba tried to reach Europe by boat 11 times from Morocco, failing each attempt. Then, in 2023, the former welder heard about a new route to the United States by flying to Nicaragua and making the rest of the journey illegally by land to Mexico's... https://t.co/TeHlcGnbkR