The dynamism of clandestine African migration flows continues to present criminal and violent extremist groups opportunities for exploitation.
- African migrants continue to be on the move, with an average of 78,000 clandestine African migrants per year intercepted on Europe’s southern shores between 2014 and 2019.
- The migration flow to Europe is just one avenue of movement, however. On average, roughly 1 million African economic migrants have moved to other parts of the continent each year during the same period of time.