Mission Accomplished?
In this report, Border Forensics’ investigation mobilizes new and unique geo-spatial analysis and remote sensing methodologies to contribute to a better empirical analysis of the lethal effects of Law 2015-36 and the heightened border control it led to. We first detail the underlying context for the dramatic shifts in the approach to migration at the national level in Niger, and the role of European actors in developing Niger’s border controls from 2015 onwards to thwart migration to Europe. We further discuss the challenges of data collection that has limited the availability of empirical evidence documenting the effects of Law 2015-036. We then describe the unique methodologies we have developed and data sources we have accessed and in turn apply these methods to a multi-sited case study along a section of the Agadez-Sabha route stretching from the civilian town of Séguédine, through the military outpost of Madama, and up to the Toummo checkpoint at the Niger-Libya border. We provide a brief overview of each site before describing the remote sensing and geospatial analysis we conducted at each site. Finally, we discuss the implications of those findings for assigning accountability for the increased dangers of cross-Saharan travel in Niger in the wake of Law 2015-036.
| Full title | Mission Accomplished? The Deadly Effects Of Border Control In Niger |
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| Author | Unspecified |
| Publisher | Borderforensics |
| Year | 2023 |
| Media type | Report / PDF |
| Link | https://www.borderforensics.org/investigations/niger-investigation/#Full_report |
| Topics | Migration Routes & Transport, European Externalization Policies & Cash Flows, Criminalization of Borderwork - Trafficking |
| Regions | Sahara and Sahel |