In order to consolidate the fight against migrant smuggling and human trafficking, the Senegalese government and the European Union (EU) launched phase 2 of the “Joint Operational Partnership&” program on Thursday 27 June 2024. #39; '(POC 2) in Dakar

According to the Senegalese Minister of the Interior and Public Security, General Jean Baptiste Tine, phase 2 of the “Joint Operational Partnership” program covers “a broad spectrum of actions and activities affecting: various areas of transnational organized crime, but based on Senegal's security needs.” POC 2 will be implemented until November 2026 and will focus on three areas, namely “strengthening the skills of specialized or border security forces in detecting trafficking, cross-border intelligence and securing border areas”, according to the EU ambassador in Dakar, Jean Marc

According to the Senegalese minister, the security challenges facing Senegal today are multiple and multifaceted, focusing on the prevention and fight against terrorism, the fight against irregular migration, the fight against irregular migration, the fight against drug trafficking, the fight against trafficking in human beings, the protection of borders and the fight against terrorism, the fight against terrorism, the fight against irregular migration, the fight against illegal migration, the fight against drug trafficking, the fight against human trafficking, the fight against trafficking in human beings, the protection of borders and the fight against terrorism, the fight against terrorism, the fight against illegal migration, the fight against irregular migration, the fight against drug trafficking, the fight against trafficking in human beings, the fight against terrorism, the fight against terrorism, all other types of illicit trafficking (medicines, circulation of small arms and light weapons, money laundering, etc.).