Illegal Migration: Belgian Minister On Sensitisation Tour

“W e have a good re­ lationship bet­ ween Cameroon and Belgium and we are here to see that a lot of young people come to Belgium with dreams that are not real and it is important to get them the right in­ formation about living in Belgium. It is expensive and the rules are very strict on asylum and migration,” stated the Minister of Asylum and Migration, Social Integration, and Urban Policy of Belgium, Anneleen Van Bossuyt. She was speaking after an audience granted her by the Minister of External Relations, Mbella Mbella, on November 9, 2026. Accompanied by the Belgian Am­ bassador to Cameroon, Alain Leroy, the personalities also examined bi­ lateral relations between the two countries. On the reason for her working visit to Cameroon, the Belgian official said it was to provide practical in­ formation to Cameroonians on tra­ velling to Belgium. Anneleen Van Bossuyt, added that many youths use unconventional means to travel, with people offering them docu­ ments which are sometimes fake and when they arrive any city in Belgium, they find themselves in difficulties as they cannot meet up with the financial and other requi­ rements. The visiting Minister also granted a press conference and had an exchange with university stu­ dents on Belgium's migration de­ terrence and anti-fraud campaigns which has been named “Shine Your Eye” initiative....