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  SPECIAL COVERAGE: No country for young men

  Senegal's villages deserted for dreams of Europe By Kieran Guilbert | Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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  THE HOPEFULS: "It is better to die than to be here"

  These men are preparing to leave behind their families in the pursuit of a goal shared by many across Senegal: reaching Europe By Kieran Guilbert | Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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  THE TRAILBLAZERS: "I never stopped thinking about home"

  Goudiry's former migrants fear that their past achievements may have set a dangerous precedent for the younger generations By Kieran Guilbert | Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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  THE ACTIVIST: "I won't stop would-be migrants - it is not my duty"

  Ousmane is an unsuccessful migrant-turned-activist trying to raise awareness of the dangers of the route to Europe to prevent other young men from going By Kieran Guilbert | Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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  THE FAILED: "I saw the broken cars, the lost and the dead"

  The failed migrant believes Senegalese men would not leave their homes for Europe if they knew the dangers that awaited them By Kieran Guilbert | Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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  THE FATHER AND SON: "I'll hold him - I refuse to allow him to go"

  Ibrahim Thiam wants to move to Europe to improve his family's fortunes, but his father refuses to allow him to risk his life By Kieran Guilbert | Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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  THE MOURNERS: "When my husband left, my whole body was dead"

  The families left behind often rely on support from their communities to survive having spent their last franc to buy their relative's passage By Kieran Guilbert | Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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  THE OFFICIALS: "Many youth have drowned or died in the desert"

  Goudiry's officials are trying to encourage young people to stay in Senegal, but say development and training are key to doing so By Kieran Guilbert | Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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  THE MIGRANT: "If I were to choose today, I would not come"

  Since Spain's economic crisis hit, work has dried up and Sarra Waly has little choice but collect scrap on the streets of Barcelona By Megan Rowling | Wed, 5 Oct 2016