Migration in the Canary Islands: the Atlantic route, migration policy, reception and the data behind the headlines. Factual coverage of one of the archipelago's most sensitive topics.
migracionThe Gobierno de Canarias has activated an emergency medical clinic in La Guaira as part of a three-month response plan following the double earthquake that struck Venezuela on 24 June.
migracionAdrian Corish, founder of the African Migration Advisory Centre, describes Gambia as a growing departure point for migrants heading to the Canary Islands, and is calling for better rescue capacity following a shipwreck that left more than a hundred people dead.
migracionIn Gambia, the route to the Canary Islands begins long before the sea: in households where money runs short and markets where prices keep climbing. Irregular migration, known as the 'backway', presents itself as a way out in a country with no minimum wage and high youth unemployment.