A bishop has appealed to European governments to help slow migration across the Mediterranean by creating jobs in Africa.
Bishop Bruno Ateba of Maroua-Mokolo, northern Cameroon, said that if young Africans are not given hope they will continue to flee poverty.
He said that “if people were to have access to jobs and economic opportunities in their countries of origin, they would not feel the urge to emigrate.
“There is a clear connection between the reality of displaced people, emigration, and the lack of a stable future.”
