EU-FUNDED IOM RETURNS LEAVE WEST AFRICAN MIGRANTS ABANDONED, AP FINDS

AP reports that thousands of African migrants flown home under an EU-funded International Organization for Migration program say promised reintegration aid is delayed or missing, including medical care, business grants and training. IOM cites individualized support and high caseloads, but EU auditors and experts flag weak monitoring and limited proof of sustainable outcomes. Returnees in Guinea and Gambia describe trauma, debt and stigma, warning inadequate follow-up could drive renewed migration.