Canary Islands migrants: ‘Try or die’ - one Senegalese man’s determination to reach Europe

BBC Africa Eye is told that a migrant dies trying to reach the beaches of the Spanish archipelago every 45 minutes.

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“The boat guys have called me - they said I should get ready. I am asking you to pray for me - the time has come,” he says.

BBC Africa Eye has gained unprecedented access to the secretive world of the migrants hoping to reach Europe via the dangerous crossing between West Africa and Spain’s Canary Islands.

And Mr Oualy wants to be one of the migrants to reach the archipelago - whose numbers have reached an all-time high.

The regional government there warns that what awaits them on the rocky shores of the archipelago is a system “overwhelmed” and “at breaking point” - but nothing will dent Mr Oualy’s determination.

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