It is the violence, unemployment and daily queues for food and fuel that convince many of Sudan’s youths that they have more to fear in their homeland than on the perilous journey to Europe. The reality in Britain for many, however, is a lengthy asylum process followed by a struggle for employment and then a succession of low-wage jobs. Sixteen months after the toppling of Sudan’s long-term dictator Omar al-Bashir, the country’s youth have seen little benefit and fear they never will, according to Alsonosi Ahmed, a journalist who has investigated Sudan’s burgeoning trafficking industry. Political volatility, episodes of violence and economic chaos have made the country’s relatively youthful population easy pickings for criminal gangs who promise them new lives in Europe for between £500

Source: The Times August 20, 2020 23:02 UTC