Less than a third of all African migrants live in Europe, according to the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. While migration to Europe from Africa is a hot-button issue in countries like Spain, most African migrants never leave the region.Īccording to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the highest concentration of intraregional migrants is in West Africa.Īs of 2020, African migrants made up 14.5% of the global migrant population, compared to Europe's 22.5% and Asia's 41%. Beye doesn't make much, but it's enough to support his wife and 20-year-old son back home. The Huelva province produces around 80% of Spain's strawberries, so there is a constant demand for field workers. Fishing is also hard, but you don't make that much money,' Beye says.
'This is harder work, but you can make more money here than in Senegal. There are traces of dirt under his fingernails his hands reveal the rigid nature of his labor. He is hunched over and does this motion thousands of times.
