Signal Sahel displacement stays regional: Mali and Burkina Faso under 2% of EU asylum claims
Summary
Eurasia Group states explicitly that displacement pressure from the Sahel is regional rather than transcontinental, with Mali accounting for 1.8% and Burkina Faso 0.5% of EU asylum applications in 2024.
Classification
Main topicDemographics & Migration
Secondary topicsGeopolitics & Security
Occurrencescope:transnational · geo_region:europe
Impactscope:transnational · geo_region:africa
Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-25)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 1
- Top Risks 2026 Eurasia Group page=38;section=Box 4: The Sahel's G-Zero 2026-01 accessed 2026-07-25
Part of trends 1
Directly linked issues 0
No objects.
Relation types: supports
Public id: fm-9a25ecb7784a