In a recent report, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization has said that studying trends linked to the lack of water could help communities to adapt and alleviate migratory pressure. Migrants can share good practices, skills and knowledge transfer, and use remittances for managing water resources.
The UNHCR reports that it has successfully evacuated over 1,300 refugees from Libya since November 2017, while the International Organization for Migration has helped 15,000 migrants return to their countries of origin with support from the EU and the African Union.
The town of Agadez is often the last stop in Niger for migrants hoping to travel to Libya, and then to Europe. A local football coach is using his town's strategic location to recruit the best football players from the migrants who are traveling through.
Many tragedies occur when migrants seek to cross the desert between the city of Agadez, in Niger, and the Libyan border. While on a rescue mission with the IOM, Mohamed Aghali* came across a body in the middle of the desert. He told his story to InfoMigrants.
Human migration may be driven by various factors – including war and persecution as well as economic motivations. But the decision to embark on a migration can often be swayed in either direction by small pieces of information - including baseless rumors.
In Niger the UNHCR has recognized the need to provide means of communication for refugees to voice concerns and ask questions. This is particularly true for thos refugees amongst the mixed migratory flows who are seeking information regarding asylum applications, but also for urban refugees and those living in the camps.
A team of officials from the French office for the protection of refugees and stateless persons was in Niamey, Niger on January 30 to interview migrants evacuated from Libya. For these asylum seekers, their future hangs on this meeting.
Mamadou wanted to migrate to France from his native Guinea. But halfway through the journey, he made the decision to go back home. Now, he's working on a farm, set up by the International Organization for Migration.
Parliament voted in favor of increased presence in North Africa and cutting the number of troops in the Middle East. Rome hopes to fight the human trafficking that has brought hundreds of thousands of migrants to Italy.
Political unrest and the ebola epidemic hit the West African nation of Guinea hard. Migrants who have tried and failed to reach Europe are having to make a new start and confront the challenges posed by reintegration.
Authorities in west and central Africa have rescued 500 victims of human trafficking in a series of raids. The operation was part of a German-funded initiative targeting organized crime.
Human rights watchdog says French police have continued to abuse migrants near the site of the former "Jungle" camp. Universities and refugee services plan to come together to better explain the difficulties migrants face and Jordan receives far less help than what it wanted to host Syrian refugees. This and more in the daily InfoMigrants news roundup.