US EditionNiger’s junta revokes key law that slowed migration for Africans desperate to reach Europe
- Niger's junta has revoked a 2015 law aimed at curbing migrant smuggling from African countries to Europe, which had faced opposition from certain regions dependent on the migration routes for economic survival.
- This repeal could help defuse security tensions and restore the government's legitimacy, as it is seen as reasserting Niger's sovereignty and presenting itself ideologically to the public.
- The revocation of the law has ended an eight-year security partnership between Niger and the European Union, deepening the diplomatic standoff since the coup in July.
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Niger junta revokes law which restricted migrant smuggling routes to Europe
Niger’s junta issued a decree Monday revoking a law which had helped curb migration of West Africans to Europe. The law had been backed by the EU but faced strong opposition from certain regions of the country, who had depended on the migration routes for their economic survival. The migration law, originally passed in 2015, was intended to prevent and combat the smuggling of migrants, as well as facilitate national and international cooperation…
The coup leader in Niger, General Abdourahmane Tchiani, is scrapping the law banning the smuggling of migrants. It risks being a major setback for the EU. “Now the horror scenario for Europe is happening,” Ulf Laessing, head of the Sahel programme at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, told German ZDF.
Niger’s junta revokes law that slowed migration for desperate Africans
Niger’s junta says it has signed a decree revoking a 2015 law that was enacted to curb the smuggling of international migrants traveling through a key migration route in Niger en route to Europe
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