Saturday, 24 August 2024
Niger: The plight of deportees
Impressions from the Agadez region from May to August 2024
Posts tagged with Arlit
Monday, 30 October 2023
30 October 2023: Message from the Malian migrants who left Arlit on foot to return to Mali
Stranded in Niger, with no evacuation flights and no hope of help from the IOM or other institutions, Malian migrants left Arlit in northern Niger on foot on 30 October 2023.
Wednesday, 18 October 2023
Assamaka, September and October 2023: Frequent mass deportations from Algeria to Niger continue. Deportees trapped in miserable conditions.
At least 5,012 people deported from Algeria to Niger from 26 July till 18 October 2023.
Sunday, 28 August 2022
Niger: Protests of migrants in IOM camps in Agadez and Arlit
On 27th and 28th of August 2022, protests by migrants of different nationalities, many of them deported from Algeria, took place in the IOM transit camps in Agadez and Arlit (10km from the town of Arlit) in Niger.
Monday, 20 April 2020
Arlit: Protest and revolt by people who were deported against remaining stranded at the IOM camp
In Arlit, around 640 people, mostly migrants deported from Algeria, are currently stranded in the IOM transit camp. On 20th of April, people protested and revolted against the unbearable conditions in which they are currently living.
©Fatma Ben Hamad, "Obesrvateurs France 24"
Monday, 13 April 2020
Testimony by Galius Moumouni Efouad, presently at the IOM transit centre in Arlit, Niger
Galius Moumouni Efouad was deported from Algeria to the border of Niger near Assamaka, put in quarantine and then brought to the IOM transit centre in Arlit.
Thursday, 03 October 2019
Arlit / Niger: People killed and others injured in a bus accident
Tragic accident after deportations from Algeria to Niger