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Seeking alternatives for Niger's people smugglers - UNHCR

Published on: Wednesday 09 August 2017

UNHCRSeeking alternatives for Niger's people smugglersUNHCRAGADEZ, Niger – Bashir grew up in this maze-like outpost perched on the edge of the Sahara, and his knowledge of city and desert made him a successful human smuggler taking people over the searing border to Libya for years. “People seek me out,” he ...and more »

News source: http://www.unhcr.org/news/latest/2017/8/59882a2a4/seeking-alternatives-nigers-people-smugglers.html

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