The migration route from Africa to Spain's Canary Islands is one of the world's deadliest, with young people often attempting the journey in flimsy fishing canoes.
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Senegalese fisherman Moustapha Diouf once tried to make the voyage himself, seeking a better life in Europe for his family, but catastrophe struck and he lost several friends on the way. Now back in Dakar, he is trying to persuade young fishermen not to make the same journey, helping them instead to set up small businesses. But with fish stocks dwindling due to EU trawlers operating off Senegal's coast, work has evaporated and young people are increasingly desperate, with more and more choosing to risk it all for the chance of a better life.

Chapters:
00:00 – How many of you want to leave for Spain?
00:42 – Why I took a canoe to the Canary Islands
01:30 – If you want to stop immigration, stop the fishing boats
02:21 – A boat that left yesterday has gone missing
03:19 – Europe is not paradise
04:47 – He was such a good boy: I lost my son on a crossing
06:34 – How we support people to stay in Senegal
07:33 – Moustapha's work is great, but it is useless

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