23 migrants found abandoned in Sahara
July 24, 2017
Niamey – Twenty-three west African migrants, including a seven-year-old girl, were found alive after being abandoned in the depths of the Sahara, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday
An IOM worker told AFP the migrants were found some 300km from the Niger city of Agadez, a key hub on the edge of the Sahara for African migrants trying to reach Europe.
The group, which included Gambians and Senegalese, told the IOM they had been abandoned by their driver.