The phenomenon of illegal migration and its relation to development in the African Sahel countries

Abstract

Through this work we will try to study the relationship between illegal international migration in the African Sahel countries and development as a source of migrants and the repercussions of the phenomenon on the receiving countries and transit countries and their transition of the phenomenon to a security issue through changing the nature of security threats (Organized crime, terrorism, and environmental threats) by clarifying and analysing the phenomenon of illegal migration; its causes and consequences; and ways of confronting them and reducing their dangers, both in the countries of origin of the migrants, the receiving countries and even the transit countries. In a second phase, we will be exposed to the causes of illegal international migration from the African Sahel countries towards the EU countries in general and their relationship to development in the countries of origin in particular. Finally, we will allocate a part to study the role of development in Confronting illegal immigration and ways to reduce the phenomenon and reduce its consequences.