Why migrants keep risking all on 'the deadliest route'
Desperate to escape poverty and poor prospects, thousands of African migrants will brave harsh desert only to face an unforgiving sea.
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AMADOU Anne, the oldest son, tried first. "If you have a way to get there, maybe you should try it," his father told him.
The journey required crossing thousands of miles of ruthless desert and sea to reach Europe. Months passed with no news. And then the phone call.
Friends in France spotted a list of drowned migrants. Amadou's name was on it.
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