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DTM Niger Flow Monitoring Points (FMP) Statistical Report, Reporting Period: 9 - 23 August 2016

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Niger is a significant transit country for migration between West and Central and Northern Africa. There are several reasons for this such as for example, the strategic geographical position of Niger in relation to Libya. Libya is one of the main launching points for boats crossing the Mediterranean towards Europe. Many migrants go to Libya hoping to find a passage towards Italy and many of the migrant deaths that occur in the Mediterrean occur in boats that left Libya. There is also an effect of economic migration from Niger to southern Libya with well established circular economic migration between the two countries. It has been common for many years for Nigeriens to work for several years in either Libya or Algeria before going back to Niger.

As such the map below reflects the nationalities recorded passing through the towns of Arlit and Séguédine in north Niger. The main nationalities recorded are Nigeriens (30%, over 70 000 individuals), Nigerians (19%, over 40 000 individuals), Gambians (12%, over 29 000 individuals) and Senegalese (10%, over 24 000 individuals). There are however migrants recorded from all countries in west Africa and many from central Africa.