The new European border between Niger and Libya

March 2017 was coming to a close when Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti gathered a number of local leaders from Fezzan, in the southwestern region of Libya, to negotiate a peace agreement in Rome. His goal was to end hostilities between the Toubou, Tuareg, and Awlad Suleiman tribes, and to regain control over the border with Niger, the main entry point for migrants.

Full titleUnspecified
AuthorUnspecified
PublisherOpen Migration
Year2018
Media typeReportage
Linkhttps://openmigration.org/en/analyses/the-new-european-border-between-niger-and-libya/
Topics Military Missions, European Externalization Policies & Cash Flows
Regions West Africa

Back to index