About 7,000 transit migrants have been unable to leave Niger since the end of July due to the closure of the country’s land borders and airspace, Report informs referring to TASS citing the Associated Press (AP).
Nearly 7,000 migrants trying to return home to other African countries are stuck in Niger, according to the report.
Niger is an important route for Africans trying to get to Libya and then move to Europe, and for those who are returning home.