Many young Ivorians have a dream: to “cross the water” — the Mediterranean — and reach the Eldorado of Europe. And yes, they admit, there may be risks but nothing that cannot be overcome with a bit of courage.
“I’m not afraid. I’m ready to head for Italy, to cross the water, I’d do it tonight and I wouldn’t even pack a bag,” says Marcel Zouh, a strapping 30-year-old man.
Standing among a crowd of young people at the bus station in Daloa — the springboard for illegal migration from the Ivory Coast — Zouh is not shy in enumerating the reasons why he would try his luck in Europe.
“There’s nothing here, there’s no work, there isn’t even any work as a driver,” he said, showing his bus driver’s licence. “I am willing to take a risk with my life — if it doesn’t work out, it will be because God wanted it so.”
Adama Soumahoro, a young haulier, adds:…
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