The Niger-Libya corridor: smugglers' perspectives

The document examines the misalignment between European interests and the local political economy of migrant smuggling in Niger, specifically focusing on the hub of Agadez and the broader Niger-Libya corridor.

• Policy-makers are focusing on Niger to reduce migration flows to Europe because instability and violence in Libya make interventions within that country ineffective.
• International efforts centered on Agadez often incorrectly assume that European interests align with local actors, ignoring that Agadez is part of a complex system of ethnic zones of protection and control within the Sahel's political economy.

APA

Tinti, P., & Westcott, T. (n.d.). The Niger-Libya corridor: smugglers' perspectives. Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.org/research/papers/the-niger-libya-corridor-smugglers-perspectives

Chicago

Tinti, Peter, and Tom Westcott. The Niger-Libya corridor: smugglers' perspectives. Institute for Security Studies, n.d. https://issafrica.org/research/papers/the-niger-libya-corridor-smugglers-perspectives.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{tintindnigerlibya, author = {Tinti, Peter and Westcott, Tom}, title = {{The Niger-Libya corridor: smugglers' perspectives}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.org/research/papers/the-niger-libya-corridor-smugglers-perspectives}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }