Migrants are returning to the route northwards towards the Mediterranean via the state of Niger. And this time, they can choose to travel by military convoy, following the repeal of an anti-smuggling law in November.
Platforms like TikTok have become a marketplace for traffickers and people smugglers. They lure people here with supposedly safe passages and seemingly lucrative jobs. How has social media changed the illegal business?
Desta was one of hundreds of Ethiopian migrants allegedly killed by border guards while trying to enter Saudi Arabia. Four months on, his family is demanding answers.
Across Southeast Asia, interest in German is on the rise as the German government taps increasing numbers of the region's skilled workers to tackle the country's severe labor shortages.
The immigration law, which was approved by the French National Assembly on December 19 and has faced significant criticism, is also causing apprehension among those it targets: migrants. Khaled, Dina, Souad and Omar shared their fea1