Charles Martel
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What are they trying to escape?
The poverty and violence of sub-Saharan Africa.
What will they bring to Europe?
Poverty and violence.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24713609#TWEET937654
Migrants die of thirst in Niger crossing the Sahara
Dozens of people traversing the Sahara desert on their way to Europe have died of thirst in Niger, officials say.
Rhissa Feltou, the mayor of Agadez, the main town in northern Niger, told BBC Hausa that 35 of the 60 travellers trying to reach Algeria had died.
Two passenger vehicles started out from Arlit town earlier this month, he said. One vehicle broke down, the other left, empty, to seek help, leaving passengers to search for an oasis. Five survivors reached Arlit and raised the alarm.
The poverty and violence of sub-Saharan Africa.
What will they bring to Europe?
Poverty and violence.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24713609#TWEET937654
Migrants die of thirst in Niger crossing the Sahara
Dozens of people traversing the Sahara desert on their way to Europe have died of thirst in Niger, officials say.
Rhissa Feltou, the mayor of Agadez, the main town in northern Niger, told BBC Hausa that 35 of the 60 travellers trying to reach Algeria had died.
Two passenger vehicles started out from Arlit town earlier this month, he said. One vehicle broke down, the other left, empty, to seek help, leaving passengers to search for an oasis. Five survivors reached Arlit and raised the alarm.