Guinea-Bissau drawn into shifting migration routes and human trafficking
Published on: Friday 23 October 2026
Guinea-Bissau seems to have become the latest country in West Africa to act as a launch pad for migrants hoping eventually to reach Europe. This week, police freed 71 people of various African nationalities who were detained by a suspected human smuggling and trafficking network. Migration routes towards Spain's Canary Islands have been moving further south as controls further north on the African continent take effect.
News source: https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/74390/guineabissau-drawn-into-shifting-migration-routes-and-human-trafficking
