A new wave of more than 600 immigrants arrives from Algeria

more than 600 immigrantsHe, from a dozen African countries, arrived in northern Niger after being brought back from Algeria, AFP learned Tuesday from local authorities. About 669 deportees arrived from Algeria, including two Nigerians, and 667 from West and Central AfricaBy footIn Samaka, the nearest Nigerian town to the Algerian border, local authorities told AFP on September 17, after being returned from neighboring Algeria.

Of the 667 immigrants, 648 are men, 14 women and 5 minors. There are 286 Malians, 166 Guineans, 37 Burkina Faso, 27 Senegalese, and 25 Beninese. The group also includes 22 from Ivory Coast, 21 from Gambia, 21 Sudanese, 19 Nigerians, 14 Cameroonians and 14 Sierra Leoneans. In addition, among the returnees are nationals of Chad, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia and Togo.

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“wave of immigrants»

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) hasconfirmedTo Agence France-Presse.The arrival of the wave of immigrantsFrom Algeria, but without progressing a number. “We are ready to help them. Migrants who wish to join the AVR program can be accepted at our transit center in Assamaka.The International Organization for Migration confirmed. Some 847 migrants, mostly Nigerians and including 40 women and 74 unaccompanied children, arrived in Agadez on September 6 after being returned from Algeria, the municipality of this large northern city told AFP.

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Algeria, which considers El Dorado and a transit point to Europe, has expelled tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from West and Central Africa since 2014, according to the United Nations. Some of these migrants try to survive in Algeria, often by begging, but a large number strive above all to reach Europe.

At the beginning of July, the International Organization for Migration announced that it had rescued fifty migrants from West Africa, including women and children.preventedIn the desert north of Niger, near the border with Libya, it is another transit point for illegal immigrants to Europe. In June, Doctors Without Borders denounced “inhumane treatmentOn migrants from West Africa seeking to reach Europe and whoabout 2000“we”On average per monthThey were expelled from Algeria and Libya to neighboring Niger. Algeria, which does not have asylum legislation, has often denied these accusations, deploring them.malicious campaign“.