{"id":23802,"date":"2025-04-20T08:33:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T08:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ami.mr\/en\/?p=23802"},"modified":"2025-04-20T08:34:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T08:34:48","slug":"organizing-a-seminar-on-mgration-opportunities-and-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ami.mr\/en\/archives\/23802","title":{"rendered":"Organizing a Seminar on Migration &#8230; Opportunities and Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <span data-bm=\"138\">Research<\/span> <span data-bm=\"140\">Office<\/span> <span data-bm=\"142\">(<\/span><span data-bm=\"143\">SISTA<\/span><span data-bm=\"144\">), <\/span><span data-bm=\"145\">in<\/span> <span data-bm=\"147\">partnership<\/span> <span data-bm=\"149\">with<\/span> <span data-bm=\"151\">the<\/span> <span data-bm=\"153\">Organization<\/span><span data-bm=\"154\"> for <\/span><span data-bm=\"155\">African<\/span> <span data-bm=\"157\">Statistical<\/span> <span data-bm=\"159\">Studies<\/span><span data-bm=\"160\"> (OAS), <\/span><span data-bm=\"161\">organized<\/span><span data-bm=\"162\"> on <\/span><span data-bm=\"163\">Saturday<\/span> <span data-bm=\"165\">in<\/span> <span data-bm=\"167\">Nouakchott<\/span><span data-bm=\"168\"> a <\/span><span data-bm=\"169\">seminar<\/span> <span data-bm=\"171\">entitled<\/span><span data-bm=\"172\">:<\/span> <span data-bm=\"174\">&#8220;<\/span><span data-bm=\"175\">Migration<\/span> <span data-bm=\"177\">in<\/span> <span data-bm=\"179\">Mauritania<\/span><span data-bm=\"180\">: <\/span><span data-bm=\"181\">Economic<\/span> <span data-bm=\"183\">Opportunities<\/span> <span data-bm=\"185\">or<\/span> <span data-bm=\"187\">Multiple<\/span> <span data-bm=\"189\">Threats<\/span><span data-bm=\"190\">&#8220;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Sheikh Saad Bouh Camara gave a lecture during the meeting, during which he gave a presentation on the phenomenon of migration in general, the causes and motives, and the situation of migrants in the country, whether they are residents or transit.<\/p>\n<p>He <span data-bm=\"288\">pointed<\/span> <span data-bm=\"290\">out<\/span> <span data-bm=\"292\">that<\/span> <span data-bm=\"294\">the<\/span> <span data-bm=\"296\">data<\/span> <span data-bm=\"298\">of<\/span> the <span data-bm=\"300\">International<\/span> <span data-bm=\"302\">Organization<\/span> for <span data-bm=\"304\">Migration<\/span> <span data-bm=\"306\">for<\/span> <span data-bm=\"308\">the<\/span> <span data-bm=\"310\">year<\/span> <span data-bm=\"312\">2023<\/span> <span data-bm=\"314\">indicate<\/span> <span data-bm=\"316\">that<\/span> <span data-bm=\"318\">about<\/span> <span data-bm=\"320\">80<\/span><span data-bm=\"321\">%<\/span> <span data-bm=\"323\">of<\/span> <span data-bm=\"325\">African<\/span> <span data-bm=\"327\">migrations<\/span> <span data-bm=\"329\">occur<\/span> <span data-bm=\"331\">within<\/span> the <span data-bm=\"333\">continent<\/span> <span data-bm=\"335\">and<\/span> <span data-bm=\"337\">in<\/span> <span data-bm=\"339\">West<\/span> <span data-bm=\"341\">African<\/span> <span data-bm=\"343\">countries<\/span><span data-bm=\"344\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"346\">especially<\/span> <span data-bm=\"348\">from<\/span> the <span data-bm=\"350\">Sahel<\/span> <span data-bm=\"352\">region<\/span><span data-bm=\"353\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"355\">as<\/span> <span data-bm=\"357\">a<\/span> <span data-bm=\"359\">result<\/span> <span data-bm=\"361\">of<\/span> <span data-bm=\"363\">economic<\/span> <span data-bm=\"365\">considerations<\/span> <span data-bm=\"367\">due<\/span> <span data-bm=\"369\">to<\/span> the <span data-bm=\"371\">deterioration<\/span> of <span data-bm=\"373\">economic<\/span> <span data-bm=\"375\">conditions<\/span> <span data-bm=\"377\">and<\/span> <span data-bm=\"379\">the<\/span> <span data-bm=\"381\">spread<\/span> <span data-bm=\"383\">of<\/span> <span data-bm=\"385\">sectarian<\/span>, <span data-bm=\"387\">ethnic<\/span> <span data-bm=\"389\">and<\/span> <span data-bm=\"391\">religious<\/span> <span data-bm=\"393\">wars<\/span><span data-bm=\"394\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"396\">in<\/span> <span data-bm=\"398\">addition<\/span> <span data-bm=\"400\">to<\/span> <span data-bm=\"402\">the<\/span> <span data-bm=\"404\">negative<\/span> <span data-bm=\"406\">effects<\/span> <span data-bm=\"408\">of<\/span> <span data-bm=\"410\">climate<\/span> <span data-bm=\"412\">change<\/span><span data-bm=\"413\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He <span data-bm=\"599\">explained<\/span> <span data-bm=\"601\">that<\/span> <span data-bm=\"603\">Africa<\/span> <span data-bm=\"605\">is<\/span> <span data-bm=\"607\">a<\/span> <span data-bm=\"609\">transit<\/span> <span data-bm=\"611\">point<\/span> <span data-bm=\"613\">for<\/span> <span data-bm=\"615\">migration<\/span> <span data-bm=\"617\">to<\/span> <span data-bm=\"619\">Europe<\/span> <span data-bm=\"621\">and<\/span> the <span data-bm=\"623\">Middle<\/span> East<span data-bm=\"625\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"627\">where<\/span> <span data-bm=\"629\">migration<\/span> <span data-bm=\"631\">routes<\/span> <span data-bm=\"633\">pass<\/span> <span data-bm=\"635\">through<\/span> <span data-bm=\"637\">North<\/span> <span data-bm=\"639\">and<\/span> <span data-bm=\"641\">West<\/span> <span data-bm=\"643\">African<\/span> <span data-bm=\"645\">countries<\/span><span data-bm=\"646\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"648\">in<\/span> <span data-bm=\"650\">addition<\/span> <span data-bm=\"652\">to<\/span> <span data-bm=\"654\">the<\/span> <span data-bm=\"656\">adoption<\/span> of <span data-bm=\"658\">smugglers<\/span> new <span data-bm=\"660\">and<\/span> <span data-bm=\"662\">multiple<\/span> <span data-bm=\"664\">migration<\/span> <span data-bm=\"666\">routes<\/span><span data-bm=\"667\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"669\">pointing<\/span> <span data-bm=\"671\">out<\/span> <span data-bm=\"673\">that<\/span> <span data-bm=\"675\">these<\/span> <span data-bm=\"677\">conditions<\/span> <span data-bm=\"679\">necessitate<\/span> the <span data-bm=\"681\">need<\/span> <span data-bm=\"683\">for<\/span> <span data-bm=\"685\">vigilance<\/span> <span data-bm=\"687\">and<\/span> <span data-bm=\"689\">rigor<\/span> <span data-bm=\"691\">in<\/span> <span data-bm=\"693\">the<\/span> <span data-bm=\"695\">enactment<\/span> <span data-bm=\"697\">of<\/span> <span data-bm=\"699\">laws<\/span><span data-bm=\"700\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In <span data-bm=\"795\">the<\/span> <span data-bm=\"797\">same<\/span> <span data-bm=\"799\">context<\/span><span data-bm=\"800\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"802\">he<\/span> <span data-bm=\"804\">said<\/span> <span data-bm=\"806\">that<\/span> <span data-bm=\"808\">Mauritania<\/span> <span data-bm=\"810\">occupies<\/span> <span data-bm=\"812\">a<\/span> <span data-bm=\"814\">strategic<\/span> <span data-bm=\"816\">location<\/span> <span data-bm=\"818\">as<\/span> <span data-bm=\"820\">it<\/span> <span data-bm=\"822\">is<\/span> <span data-bm=\"824\">located<\/span> <span data-bm=\"826\">between<\/span> <span data-bm=\"828\">North<\/span> <span data-bm=\"830\">Africa<\/span> <span data-bm=\"832\">and<\/span> <span data-bm=\"834\">sub<\/span><span data-bm=\"835\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-bm=\"836\">Saharan<\/span><span data-bm=\"837\"> Africa<\/span><span data-bm=\"838\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"840\">which<\/span> <span data-bm=\"842\">made<\/span> <span data-bm=\"844\">it<\/span><span data-bm=\"845\"> a <\/span><span data-bm=\"846\">transit<\/span> <span data-bm=\"848\">country<\/span> <span data-bm=\"850\">and<\/span> <span data-bm=\"852\">destination<\/span> <span data-bm=\"854\">for<\/span> <span data-bm=\"856\">many<\/span> <span data-bm=\"858\">migrants<\/span><span data-bm=\"859\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"861\">noting<\/span> <span data-bm=\"863\">that<\/span> <span data-bm=\"865\">it<\/span> <span data-bm=\"867\">hosts<\/span> <span data-bm=\"869\">about<\/span> <span data-bm=\"871\">75<\/span><span data-bm=\"872\">,<\/span><span data-bm=\"873\">000<\/span> <span data-bm=\"875\">migrants<\/span><span data-bm=\"876\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"878\">mostly<\/span> <span data-bm=\"880\">from<\/span> <span data-bm=\"882\">West<\/span> <span data-bm=\"884\">Africa<\/span> <span data-bm=\"886\">and<\/span><span data-bm=\"887\"> the<\/span> <span data-bm=\"890\">Sahel<\/span><span data-bm=\"891\"> region<\/span><span data-bm=\"892\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"894\">according<\/span> <span data-bm=\"896\">to<\/span> <span data-bm=\"898\">data<\/span> <span data-bm=\"900\">from<\/span><span data-bm=\"901\"> the <\/span><span data-bm=\"902\">International<\/span> <span data-bm=\"904\">Organization<\/span> <span data-bm=\"906\">for<\/span> <span data-bm=\"908\">Migration<\/span> <span data-bm=\"910\">for<\/span> <span data-bm=\"912\">the<\/span> <span data-bm=\"914\">year<\/span> <span data-bm=\"916\">2023<\/span><span data-bm=\"917\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He <span data-bm=\"996\">added<\/span> <span data-bm=\"998\">that<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1000\">official<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1002\">statements<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1004\">indicated<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1006\">in<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1008\">early<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1010\">2025<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1012\">that<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1014\">there<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1016\">are<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1018\">more<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1020\">than<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1022\">500<\/span><span data-bm=\"1023\">,<\/span><span data-bm=\"1024\">000<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1026\">migrants<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1028\">in<\/span> the <span data-bm=\"1030\">country<\/span><span data-bm=\"1031\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1033\">most<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1035\">of<\/span> them <span data-bm=\"1037\">in<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1039\">an<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1041\">irregular<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1043\">situation<\/span><span data-bm=\"1044\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1046\">noting<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1048\">that<\/span> the <span data-bm=\"1050\">number<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1052\">of<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1054\">migrants<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1056\">has<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1058\">increased<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1060\">in<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1062\">two<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1064\">years<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1066\">to<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1068\">more<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1070\">than<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1072\">sixfold<\/span>, <span data-bm=\"1074\">which<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1076\">is<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1078\">of<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1080\">great<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1082\">concern<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1084\">to<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1086\">Mauritanians<\/span><span data-bm=\"1087\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He <span data-bm=\"1219\">said<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1221\">that<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1223\">World<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1225\">Bank<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1227\">data<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1229\">for<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1231\">2023<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1233\">indicated<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1235\">that<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1237\">migrants<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1239\">represent<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1241\">about<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1243\">9<\/span><span data-bm=\"1244\">%<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1246\">of<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1248\">the<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1250\">labor<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1252\">force<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1254\">in<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1256\">Mauritania<\/span><span data-bm=\"1257\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1259\">and<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1261\">they<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1263\">work<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1265\">mainly<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1267\">in<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1269\">the<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1271\">agriculture<\/span><span data-bm=\"1272\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1274\">fishing<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1276\">and<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1278\">unclassified<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1280\">sectors<\/span><span data-bm=\"1281\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mauritanian <span data-bm=\"1330\">migrants<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1332\">abroad<\/span> are <span data-bm=\"1334\">mainly<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1336\">in<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1338\">France<\/span><span data-bm=\"1339\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1341\">Spain<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1343\">and<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1345\">the<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1347\">Gulf<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1349\">states<\/span><span data-bm=\"1350\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1352\">he<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1354\">said<\/span><span data-bm=\"1355\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1357\">noting<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1359\">that<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1361\">their<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1363\">remittances<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1365\">accounted<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1367\">for<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1369\">8<\/span><span data-bm=\"1370\">%<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1372\">of<\/span> GDP <span data-bm=\"1374\">in<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1376\">2022<\/span><span data-bm=\"1377\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1379\">according<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1381\">to<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1383\">the<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1385\">Central<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1387\">Bank<\/span> of <span data-bm=\"1389\">Mauritania<\/span><span data-bm=\"1390\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In <span data-bm=\"1454\">a<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1456\">speech<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1458\">earlier<\/span><span data-bm=\"1459\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1461\">the<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1463\">Director<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1465\">General<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1467\">of<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1469\">the<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1471\">SISTA<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1473\">Studies<\/span> Office<span data-bm=\"1475\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1477\">Mr<\/span><span data-bm=\"1478\">.<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1480\">Abdallah<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1482\">Ahmed<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1484\">Vall<\/span><span data-bm=\"1485\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1487\">referred<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1489\">to<\/span> the <span data-bm=\"1491\">importance<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1493\">of<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1495\">statistical<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1497\">data<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1499\">and<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1501\">opinion<\/span> polls <span data-bm=\"1503\">in<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1505\">decision<\/span><span data-bm=\"1506\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-bm=\"1507\">making<\/span><span data-bm=\"1508\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1510\">highlighting<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1512\">their<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1514\">importance<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1516\">for<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1518\">experts<\/span><span data-bm=\"1519\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1521\">academics<\/span><span data-bm=\"1522\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1524\">researchers<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1526\">and<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1528\">the<\/span> general <span data-bm=\"1530\">public<\/span><span data-bm=\"1531\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <span data-bm=\"1631\">proceedings<\/span> of the <span data-bm=\"1633\">meeting<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1635\">took<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1637\">place<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1639\">in<\/span> the <span data-bm=\"1641\">presence<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1643\">of<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1645\">experts<\/span><span data-bm=\"1646\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1648\">consultants<\/span><span data-bm=\"1649\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1651\">journalists<\/span><span data-bm=\"1652\">,<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1654\">representatives<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1656\">of<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1658\">civil<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1660\">society<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1662\">organizations<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1664\">and<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1666\">a<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1668\">number<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1670\">of<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1672\">student<\/span> <span data-bm=\"1674\">researchers<\/span><span data-bm=\"1675\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Research Office (SISTA), in partnership with the Organization for African Statistical Studies (OAS), organized on Saturday in Nouakchott a seminar entitled: &#8220;Migration in Mauritania: Economic Opportunities or Multiple Threats&#8220;. 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