EU's downturn seen deterring migration

By Daniel Magnowski DAKAR (Reuters) - Europe's economic downturn is deterring would-be migrants in Africa from making the often perilous journey to the continent in search of work, migration experts said. Thousands of illegal migrants from Senegal, Mali, Ghana and other West African states attempt to enter Europe every year, drawn by dreams of riches far exceeding those available in their own poverty-stricken... [read full story]