Policy Pivot: Niger Junta Rethinks Stance on Migration Control
Niger junta scraps anti-migration law, easing West Africans’ Europe-bound travel. Enacted in 2015, the law criminalized migrant transport through Niger. Repeal aims to rebuild ties with Western allies, gain domestic support. Niger’s junta has annulled a controversial anti-migration law, which, while reducing the number of West Africans heading to Europe, faced opposition from desert communities … Read more