A few weeks ago, television channels worldwide showed, in a loop, what is now called the "tragedy of the Mediterranean". The lifeless bodies, of at least 800 young Africans, including women and children, caught in the trap of what they believed to be a gateway to a world of security and toward better living conditions.
To understand what led these young people to this extreme situation to reach a "hypothetical eldorado", the state of the fisheries sector in West Africa, offers an interesting space for analysis of the situation.
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