25/12/2025
North Africa and Sahel become new global crossroads of irregular migration
The repeal of the law criminalizing migrant trafficking in Niger, the deepening civil war in Sudan, and Chad's limited control capacity have, instead of halting irregular migration in North Africa and the Sahel, diverted it to clandestine routes, transforming the region into a crossroads of a global crime network where war, gold, and human trafficking are intertwined. Africarsquo;s Sahel region and its northern belt have remained among the most active centers of irregular migration and human smuggling for the past quarter century. According to international data compiled by Anadolu, political and...
