Algeria seeking migration agreement with Sahel countries
Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said he was in favour of the regularisation of undocumented workers, while Algeria continues to deport thousands of them at its border, says Le Monde on May 1st.
During a visit in Bechar in Southwest Algeria – a hotspot for migrants – Tebboune said he was willing to reach an agreement with neighbouring countries to create a legal framework for migrant workers – a first for an Algerian president.
More than 31,000 migrants were expelled towards Niger in 2024, according to NGO Alarme Phone Sahara, with as many as 1100 migrants expelled in a single day. Migrants are usually dropped in a spot called “point zero” from which they need to walk 15km to reach the next village in Niger.
Le Monde, RFI.
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