Over 40,000 African immigrants in Libya via Niger in 2013 Over 40,000 African immigrants have migrated to Libya via Niger North in 2013 , said Tuesday the United Nations, while Libya remains an important platform migration to Europe. The Police Agadez (northern Niger ) estimates that 40,350 of which 21,132 Nigerians and foreigners 19 218, the number of people who took the road to Libya and passed through a checkpoint , said humanitarian bulletin the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ( OCHA) in Niamey. These migrants are generally nationals of West African countries enter Libya through Dirkou , a Nigerian village located north of Agadez, the largest city in the north of the country where well-organized networks have always storefront , according to the UN. The agency states that 95% of these migrants are aged 17-45 years. Many of them aim Europe as final destination, according to a security source , Libya has become one of the entry gates to the Old continent since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, who was cooperating with Europe through subsidies for reduce illegal immigration. A slow time after the tragedy of 2013, the flow of movements seems to scale back , also warns the United Nations. In October 2013 , 92 migrants , mostly women and children, had died of thirst while crossing the desert to reach Algeria. Only 21 survived. After this tragedy , Niamey announced measures to stop the flow of illegal migrants including closure ghettos ( houses clandestine transit ) Agadez , considered the main gateway for migrants to Algeria and Libya. The authorities had then announced the dismantling of a vast network of traffickers of illegal migrants , including police officers , drivers and vehicle owners. lapresse.ca/international/afrique/201402/25/01-4742423-plus-de-40-000-clandestins-africains-en-libye-via-le-niger-en-2013.php
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