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NIAMEY – Niger will continue to be a transit country for migrants, including those from neighboring Libya, said Saturday President Mahamadou Issoufou.
"We are a people open to hospitality, we are a generous people.It is the tradition of our country," said President Issoufou after meeting with a delegation of the UN led by Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohamed.
"The most important thing is that people are not in disarray, stay in Niger for a long time, transit in Niger has to be done very quickly … it's the only way condition that we pose, "Issoufou told reporters
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Libya has become a preferred destination for migrants Africans trying to reach Europe, but it is also dangerous, with many migrants and hardened refugees, kidnapping, extortion and violence
Issoufou hailed "the good collaboration" spirit h & qui qui qui qui [[[[[[[[[[[EuropeanUnioninthefightagainstillegalmigrationbutbelievesthatthefundof18billioneurossetupbytheEUforhiscountryis"insufficient"
"It's a drop of water in our financing needs," he said.
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Issoufou also noted the "good collaboration" with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which transports refugees stranded in Libya to Niamey while waiting for a host country.
According to UNHCR, they are "vulnerable" refugees and live mainly in Libyan "detention" camps.
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In late June, UNHCR called on European countries to speed up exit procedures from refugee transit countries that they decided to host.
People have to leave Niger "not to stay too long," he said, adding that only 200 people had left the country in the last six months, compared to 1,200 arriving from Libya.
AFP
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