Since the start of the evacuation operation from Libya in late 2017, a total of 2,913 persons, including unaccompanied children, have been evacuated to Niger.

In August, the Mixed Migration Monitoring Mechanism Initiative (4Mi) conducted 528 in-depth interviews with refugees and migrants in West Africa, including 101 people transiting through Agadez and Nia...

In July, the Mixed Migration Monitoring Mechanism Initiative (4Mi) conducted 384 in-depth interviews with refugees and migrants in West Africa, including 92 people transiting through Agadez and Niamey...

In September, the Mixed Migration Monitoring Mechanism Initiative (4Mi) conducted 411 in-depth interviews with refugees and migrants in West Africa, including 86 people transiting through Agadez and N...

This 4Mi snapshot provides an overview of the different ways in which refugees and migrants access information about migration in West Africa and how this access is influenced by their socioeconomic p...

2,184 refugees and migrants were interviewed by 4Mi in West Africa between 1 January and 31 July 2018, in Mali (Mopti, Gao and Timbuktu), Niger (Niamey and Agadez) and Burkina Faso (Dori and Bobo Diou...

In recent years, the Sahel region has attracted the attention of European policy makers aiming to prevent Europe-bound irregular migrants from reaching the Libyan coastline. Policies implemented under...

The following trends analysis is put together on the basis of available secondary data at the time of publication. It is representative of the available information and therefore indicative of mixed m...

The following trends analysis is put together on the basis of available secondary data at the time of publication. It is representative of the available information and therefore indicative of mixed m...

This briefing paper focuses on the evolving role of smugglers in West Africa’s migration economy, as well as migration and smuggling patterns in West Africa and between West and North Africa. The Mixe...