Nation loses young to 'adventure'

Once bustling with sinewy young men like any other farming village in Mali, Kodjan is starting to look distinctly gray.

Little by little, the demographics of the settlement are altering as its young people join the exodus of African migrants seeking a better life in Europe.

"My three grandchildren went off in search of adventure in Spain, because there is nothing here," a 72-year-old woman said in front of her shack.