Anti-migration policies in Libya, Tunisia, and Niger have had dire consequences, as highlighted by the more than 25,000 migrant deaths in the Mediterranean since 2014, a figure that does not fully capture the extent of the tragedy. To address these failures will require substantial policy changes and an evolution in approach to the migration issue.
Last December ECOWAS decided to set up a regional intervention force. The bloc has warned Niger’s military rulers to allow a return to democratic rule by Sunday, or face possible military intervention.
Niger's new military rulers have pulled out of several military agreements with France, raising questions about where we go from here.Q: The West African bloc (ECOWAS) has threatened military intervention to oust Niger's new military rulers: could France, the United States and the international community get involved?