Senegalese children mourn in silence after migrant parents vanish at sea
Children whose parents disappeared while migrating by sea describe silence, nightmares and enduring grief.
Fallou softly whispers that since his mother’s death he has chosen to remain quiet, while young Sokhna recounts the many nightmares she has had following her father’s disappearance. For the children of Senegalese migrants lost at sea, the emotional torment of loss, silence and recurring trauma lingers with little public acknowledgment.