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4,500 illegal migrants stranded in northern Niger's desert town

Niger desert migrants

Nigerien soldiers stand guard as a crowd of migrants gather in Assamaka on March 29 2023. Every week, hundreds of migrants sent back from Algeria are stranded in Assamaka, the first village on the Niger border. PHOTO | STANISLAS POYET | AFP

By  AFP

A long line of people appears in silhouette, walking along the flat desert in northern Niger.

The strong walkers are at the front. The weakest at the rear.

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