"Africa is wealthy went on card. Sarr -, but the Africans are extremely poor. The continent owns one third of the planet’s ore mines. It is a treasure, but it must not be pillaged or sold off. We are all interested in the development of Africa. If we do not give its youth a dignified future, it will sink into violence or extremism, choosing to migrate all together, especially to Europe, and this will cause terrible problems". After listening to the "dramatic stories" of repatriated young people and many illegal migrants who have crossed Sahara passing through Senegal as well to get to Europe at all costs, card. Sarr exhorted "the transit and destination countries to tackle these delicate situations, by respecting the human rights of the migrants". Emigration, he recalled, "for a country like Senegal, is also a loss, sometimes a sadly permanent loss, of young workers, who should instead contribute to the development of their countries". In his opinion, the African countries "must be directed better, according to the principles of good governance, respecting personal and public freedoms, concerned by the general interest and communal welfare, listening to the populations". In this way, he explained, "a country finds its own unity and cohesion, and can build its own economic development, the first response to avoid crises and migratory flows".
