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| EU to open 'job centre' in Africa | EU to open 'job centre' in Africa |
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| The European Union is to open its first immigration centre outside Europe, in Mali's capital, Bamako. | The European Union is to open its first immigration centre outside Europe, in Mali's capital, Bamako. |
| Thousands of young West Africans try to make it into Europe illegally each year and many die on the way. | Thousands of young West Africans try to make it into Europe illegally each year and many die on the way. |
| The EU hopes the new centre will help people find legal work in Europe and cut down on illegal migration. | The EU hopes the new centre will help people find legal work in Europe and cut down on illegal migration. |
| It is not clear how many jobs will be advertised but it will just be a drop in the ocean compared to the number of Africans desperate to work in Europe. | |
| The European Commission says the new centre offers guidance on legal migration and helps with job training and the search for work abroad. | The European Commission says the new centre offers guidance on legal migration and helps with job training and the search for work abroad. |
| The centre will also raise awareness about the dangers of illegal migration. | The centre will also raise awareness about the dangers of illegal migration. |
| Cotton subsidies | Cotton subsidies |
| Mali has been chosen for good reason. | Mali has been chosen for good reason. |
| The West African nation is at the centre of well established migration routes. | The West African nation is at the centre of well established migration routes. |
| Thousands of young West Africans set off from the north of Mali each year across the Sahara Desert towards Europe. | Thousands of young West Africans set off from the north of Mali each year across the Sahara Desert towards Europe. |
| They are often ill-prepared for the journeys and many die on the way. | They are often ill-prepared for the journeys and many die on the way. |
| Travelling by sea from the West African coast to the Canary Islands is also a popular and risky route. | Travelling by sea from the West African coast to the Canary Islands is also a popular and risky route. |
| Young men from countries like Ghana and Nigeria often pass through Mali on their way to the coast of Senegal or Mauritania, where they are crammed into rickety fishing boats. | Young men from countries like Ghana and Nigeria often pass through Mali on their way to the coast of Senegal or Mauritania, where they are crammed into rickety fishing boats. |
| Just last week the Spanish coastguards rescued a group of 230 young Africans - the largest single boatload of illegal immigrants to reach Spain. | Just last week the Spanish coastguards rescued a group of 230 young Africans - the largest single boatload of illegal immigrants to reach Spain. |
| A sharp increase in the cost of food and fuel has recently made life even harder for people in this region. | A sharp increase in the cost of food and fuel has recently made life even harder for people in this region. |
| In many West African countries, even university graduates struggle to find employment and a menial job in Europe is therefore a surer way of supporting a family. | In many West African countries, even university graduates struggle to find employment and a menial job in Europe is therefore a surer way of supporting a family. |
| Many argue that making world trade fairer is the best way to tackle illegal migration as it would help reduce the main cause - poverty. | |
| Mali is one of the world's poorest countries and growing cotton is a popular livelihood. | Mali is one of the world's poorest countries and growing cotton is a popular livelihood. |
| However subsidies paid to US cotton farmers make it almost impossible for Malians to compete. | However subsidies paid to US cotton farmers make it almost impossible for Malians to compete. |