The smuggler’s paradise is no longer profitable. One of the reasons why the economic situation in Niger has worsened even more than it already was. Niger is at the bottom of the list of the poorest countries in the world. Was that one of the reasons for the putsch? The “crown” reaches representatives of international organizations on the ground. “At least the thought can be twisted like this,” the phone call says. “But everything is still very chaotic.”
Corrupt state apparatus
Niger is one of the main transit countries for refugees from West and Central Africa. In the northern state of Agadez – formerly a tourist attraction as the stage of the Paris-Dakar Rally – it has become a paradise for the human trafficking mafia. Entire branches of the economy for cars, catering, equipment and also overnight stays sprang up. Trade flourished and dozens of cash shops sprang up. And the police and the army made a lot of money. “Seventy percent of all smugglers stated that they had had contact with state officials,” according to the Krone.
Source: Krone
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