Senegal migrants risk Canary Islands and Central America crossings for a new life

Amina's son left Senegal on a boat to reach Spain. His body was found off the Dominican Republic.

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But this will come as little comfort to Amina.

“I found out that my son had died on social media,” she tells the BBC from her home near Senegal’s capital.

“We used to talk all the time and he told me he wanted to go to Morocco,” the 50-year-old says.

“He never mentioned he was planning to take a boat.”

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