Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Comores Infos
Published on 2024-04-02 17:15:12
In the hope of reaching Mayotte, a French department in the Indian Ocean, migrants from West African countries find themselves stranded in Bangwa-Kuni, on the island of Ngazidja, in the Comoros archipelago. Nourina Abdoul-Djabar, reporting for the local newspaper, recounts the heartbreaking story of these men, women, and children who, betrayed by their smuggler, are forced to live in an unfinished house, their European dream hanging suspended over the sea.
The migrants, with diverse backgrounds and origins, share a common goal: Mayotte. Some speak French, while others rely on translation apps to communicate, recounting a dangerous journey and an uncertain future. Among them, Harks, a Burundian woman interviewed by journalists from Alwatwan, tells how she and her two children were abandoned on this island by a Comorian smuggler.
The presence of these migrants in a region without adequate reception centers raises questions and highlights the difficulties they face. Their situation is even more precarious as they sometimes encounter local resistance, as evidenced by the intervention of a Comorian presenting himself as their “responsible person,” putting an end to the exchange with journalists.
Saïd Hassan Oumouri
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