UNHCR said that many of those on the move underestimate the journey’s risks and dangers.
Out of the 64,000 disappeared persons across Africa, Nigeria recorded 25,000 missing persons, including over 14,000 children.
Burkina Faso’s new military leader Ibrahim Traore said he would respect a democratic transition timeline agreed upon between his predecessor and ECOWAS.
ICRC says the latest figures for disappeared persons across Africa is 64,000 cases, with Nigeria recording over 25,000 missing people.
Mali blamed the attack on the terrorist organisation Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), an offshoot ISIS.
Nigerians unable to obtain a visa to the West are condemned to journey through Africa’s vast desert — where forced labour and sexual exploitation are rampant.
