Migrants in Calais: ‘If they send me to Rwanda, I’ll kill myself’
Ahmed Muhammed confronted many dangers during his three-month journey from the horn of Africa to the north French coast. There was the brutal regime that tried to prevent him leaving his native Eritrea, the no less violent people smugglers who took him across Libya, the ageing, unsafe boat that carried him across the Mediterranean.
“I have spent $8,000 getting away from Africa,” the 21-year-old said. “I had to pay smugglers all the way. How can I go back It’s not a good idea to send people to Rwanda. It’s a very dangerous country. A lot of people have been killed there.”
Many migrants say they still hope to reach Britain — but some are having second thoughts about trying to cross the Channel
Ahmed Muhammed confronted many dangers during his three-month journey from the horn of Africa to the north French coast. There was the brutal regime that tried to prevent him leaving his native Eritrea, the no less violent people smugglers who took him across Libya, the ageing, unsafe boat that carried him across the Mediterranean.
“I have spent $8,000 getting away from Africa,” the 21-year-old said. “I had to pay smugglers all the way. How can I go back It’s not a good idea to send people to Rwanda. It’s a very dangerous country. A lot of people have been killed there.”
Many migrants say they still hope to reach Britain — but some are having second thoughts about trying to cross the Channel
