Centre of African Studies
After Border Externalization: Migration, Race, and Labour in Mauritania
The European Commission signed a €210 million migration partnership deal with Mauritania in March 2024 to address increased arrivals on the Canary Islands. This deal is part of a long line of border externalisation policies implemented across West Africa since 2006. The book discusses the social relations and structures of EU migration policies in Mauritania, highlighting the coalescence between colonial legacy and capitalism's tendency to cast people out of development.
This event is co-badged by the Citizenship and Migration Research Network (CMRN).