Migrants in Niger | DW Documentary

Niger is a principal transit country for migrants. Now, the journey has become harder. That has less to do with the recent military putsch and more with laws enacted some years ago. A report completed before the military coup.
In the desert of northern Niger, thousands of people are struggling to survive. They’ve been deported from Algeria, some even tortured there. Now, they’re trying to make their way to the larger oasis town of Agadez, which has been turned into a bottleneck on the road to Europe. The situation here has been steadily deteriorating since 2015. The European Union worked out a deal with Niger’s government that included generous aid funding. In return, migrants were to be prevented from heading north from Agadez. Since then, deportations have been on the increase, while de facto criminalizing the migration itself has only exacerbated security problems for the entire region. Michele Cattani met and talked with migrants on their way through the desert and witnessed the situation in Agadez. A Report by Michele Cattani
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[@Limewire1984]

Videos like this remind me that no matter how crappy my day is going, someone out there has it worse.

[@privacyvalued4134]

But also that no one should have a crappy day anywhere in the world. The human race has a LONG way to go.

[@mostafaa_dz]

But someone out there has it better 😃 that makes your day better. Not all of the world is crappy but we have to make the whole world a place of peace and happiness

[@emmanuilushka]

Job burnout, responsibility for the family, increasing household expenditure, urban bustle.... this is hell It's way easier to just dangle across borders

[@johnbobo3013]

If you care for your life ,there'snt point of trying this deadly adventure

[@youme1414]

So you are happy because somebody out there is having it worse. Jeez! I thought I have seen the worst.

[@MVUK358]

Right ... They are breaking laws while travelling to other countries without permission, but then complain that authorities treat them badly when they are caught breaking the law.

[@johnthompson7105]

They break the law in the countrys they invade

[@user-ig5sv4wp9b]

The kind of migration helped and encouraged by well meaning but misguided humanitarian NGO groups. The migrants are so assured of sea rescues that they willingly take the risks. So the goody two shoes NGOs are partly to blame for the deaths at sea. SMH. 🙄🙄🙄

[@chithrathangavelu4454]

Indeed you are right. But do you understand the truth that lies behind Why these people are suffering like this ? Still Africa is one of the richest continent. Who is enjoying those ? Please talk about the truth.

[@marvinstone9651]

Thanks for this

[@DWDocumentary]

Thank you for watching.

[@samshepperrd]

11:10 Bird migration is voluntarily temporay/seasonal and round-trip. Human migration tends to be one-way and permanent.

[@samshepperrd]

@@8000jk I timestamped a man comparing bird migration and human migration between Africa and Europe. Birds fly for free.

[@samshepperrd]

@@8000jk I wasn't suggesting you said anything about bird migration. I was commenting on a speaker in the video who compared human with bird migration. I pointed out the comparison was not valid.

[@user-ig5sv4wp9b]

You said it very well. Birds also stop breeding when food resources are very low or gone. This is well documented. Guess which specie is smarter?

[@samshepperrd]

@@8000jk Today's migrants/refugees/asylum seekers seldom are that. They wouldn't accept a free first class ticked out of a country offering free everything.

[@southernladybrown5092]

Northern Countries Don't want them!! ,🙏🏿🙏🏿That their body, mind and spirit lead them back Home to cleanup their country issues!!!

[@josemona4982]

Northern countries are also facing the same issue as we do.

[@sylviasworld9397]

Northern countries, simply want the resources under the ground in their country. They hate the people whose countries the natural resources are in, though.

[@ekkolima]

But these same northern countries have no problem plundering the countries of Africa, then point the finger and say African countries are "poor and corrupt!" How about stay in your own home unless invited?

[@NurseSnow2U]

@@ekkolimabut that couldn’t happen without their soulless, corrupt “leadership” allowing it.

[@RK-yu7mp]

Stay and fight to make your country better.

[@internationalinvesting4336]

I agree they should not come to Europe. But also man, it is impoossible to make their country better. Niger will be poor in 1000 years as well. It is not possible to have development there. There is not rainwater, no groundwater, you cant find water to drink, you cant take a shower at least once a year. No electricity, no port, no roads, no airport, nothing. The only way out for countries like Niger would be to be colonized again. Not by a single country and not to exploit it. But colonized by a group of countries, including China and Russia which would help it build some basic infrastructure and some basic services and appoint governors to get rid of the corruption.

[@Tripleexel]

Well Russia is coming to save Niger according to fools on the Internet. This will be fixed quickly 😅

[@adezichris3051]

​@@internationalinvesting4336you lie

[@EndritVj]

@@internationalinvesting4336So if they do not have anything why where they colonized? Just for your information, they have gold, uranium and oil reserves.

[@internationalinvesting4336]

@@EndritVj Niger got colonized in 1922, very late and had independence by 1960. 40 years of colonization is nothing. There are countries in Europe that were colonies for a very long time and now are pretty developed. Same in East Asia. The French colonised them because having a colony was a status symbol and they were in a rivalry with the UK. The resources Niger has are insignificant. They have some uranium, but uranium is not rare, not at all. only 15% of the French uranium comes from Niger.

[@tartarochieng8755]

Let them fix their nations

[@sobsag]

No.

[@ninjanik2095]

@@sobsag he's one of those "all lives matter" types

[@thanos1952]

Tell France to get out!

[@pacoramon9468]

No, they have to fix the streets of Paris not being in flames.

[@johnthompson7105]

Dont destroy europe

[@userigrvhi342]

Refreshing to hear more on the ultimate resource which are the people and the reality they face on the ground.

[@Frezzed]

11:40 That is an interesting take on migration. But why did the house catch on fire in the first place?

[@miguel5785]

Whatever the reason for the fire, the humane thing to do is to let them out and help them.

[@pimpinaintdeadho]

​@@miguel5785You gonna pay for their food and housing?

[@miguel5785]

@@pimpinaintdeadho Yes. You rather watch them burn?

[@user-ze8hn5jq6w]

@@miguel5785 You go right ahead. The fact is that ceaseless war and corrupt governments are a perpetual AFRICAN problem. The West has its own poor, disabled, unemployed who should be helped FIRST.

[@pimpinaintdeadho]

@@miguel5785 Of course not. I'd rather see them help themselves.

[@amadeuz8161]

Maybe they should do some information gathering before they leave. Like sitting there and then asking for help is like me jumping into a well... Yes you should always help a person in need but remember to remind em of their stpdty also. It was like the American moving here and complaining on how difficult it was, then another american told him "maybe you should have done some research first because he had everything rdy when he got here". Not the same but as an example that people from america also just assumes without doing some research.

[@eric-222]

A survival instinct indeed.

[@mabaker]

Either they get rich in Europe or die tryin'. Very understandable no matter what the incels of KZbin say,

[@Zed7762]

@@mabakerI don’t see how incels have anything to do with this?

[@flifluflofli]

Nigeria is one of most wealthy country from it .. underground... the Nigeria has been maintain down by other countries... well done

[@JohnBosco.1308]

Nigeria is different from Niger. One is in the north in the Sahara Desert and the other, the Rich Nigeria is in the south of Niger bordering the Atlantic. I think there goes your confusion

[@Rootiga]

bro really just said nigeria in a documentary about niger

[@truthismycause2800]

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess OP is american because americans and Geography🤦🏻‍♂️

[@TomyD1321]

Same story, hate for Europe and western countries but love to emigrate there and not in Russia or China on which they show support.

[@sobsag]

It's not that simple.

[@TomyD1321]

Bs

[@joylm9108]

The criminal west should stop meddling in their affairs

[@TomyD1321]

@@sobsag is not simple because russia and China doesn’t accept emigrants from Africa. When was the last time russia or China housed 100 emigrants from Africa under humanitarian conditions??? Never happened.

[@Rod732]

@@sobsagit is very simple.

[@gannaglobina6509]

They are all grown up men! Why on earth they do not stay in their country and fight!?

[@oasis5683]

They don't believe in themselves they expect someone else to fix their problems.

[@sobsag]

Lol do you seriously think I am going to stay in a country that doesnt give a shit about me and die for it? You do that but I value my life.

[@swacman04]

@@oasis5683yeah like when the Anglo saxons left Europe to go to the Americas ? Why didn’t they stay and fight ?

[@patrickmunneke8348]

​@swacman04 Entirely different situation. Europeans left a built a country. They only destroy what they touch.

[@joylm9108]

If only the west will stop meddling in their affairs

[@KeithFrancis-nf8dw]

I hope that taxi driver collects his money first . No free ride around here ! 😅😅

[@workingtoseethelight8244]

I feel so lucky to have grown up next to a black family because they were extremely kind and wonderful cooks. Also, I learned very early in my life to stand against racism. I pray the situation Niger changes and people will be free to eat and generally be free!

[@dead_or_alive2649]

So you know one black family and assume you know about black people.... How typically progressive of you. 🙄🙄🙄

[@karamelpuddingmakaroni2991]

Ppl like u create racism, this situasion is political yet you talk about race. No one is responsible for them, they need to stand up snd take care of themselves. Take down corrupt government and create a land u want to live in. The easiest way out is running away.

[@bANana-yf1qm]

Am so thankful to the ALMIGHTY GOD for the little I have.

[@Ercan-cy3we]

It makes me angry how they are lying to cover up economic Migrant smuggling.

[@jaklinhyde]

There are A LOT of adult male migrant/asylum seekers moving around in the world, are they just leaving the females and children behind to fend for themselves??

[@sabrinarodrigues629]

economic migrants

[@charlesmendez4686]

They send cash home. Most are single and work to send cash to their families.

[@jaklinhyde]

@@charlesmendez4686 yeah I figured that but they get to western countries begging not be sent back home because of war, gangs, or the gov’t is going to kill them and I just can’t help but think we’ll what about your wife, children, girlfriend, mom sister grandmother… it’s not safe for you as a man but it’s ok for them??

[@mimoleclair9824]

The trip is insanely dangerous for women. Only young and healthy men can/are willing to take the risks. There are a desperate women among them but they are a tiny minority. These men are either single or they believe they'll be able to bring their wife once they are settled/get their papers in Europe. They also carry the hope of their whole family. They have a lot of pressure on their shoulders. They are expected to find work and send money monthly. They usually have large families and everyone is poor. Their brothers and sisters can't find jobs. This pressure is also the reason why some of them won't go back home even if they want to. They don't want to lose face and feel the humiliation of failure.

[@herekitty791]

Women are equal you misogynist

[@samshepperrd]

6:35. A few more entrepreneurs like that and that refugee camp will be a thriving suburb - a destination for other refugees.

[@joybellepalanca1402]

💖💖

[@alistairdancepmm]

is the risk really worth it?

[@Heworldwide]

Until you been in that situation, yes.. hope is strong

[@jacques.cousteau]

Of course not! Today only 50 people drowned in the sea off the coast of Tunisia. The chances of dying in the sea is extremely high, and take into account also prison, marching through the desert, pushing back in Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Lybia etc... being denied visa and refugee status (70% get denied); then you should find a job and it's nearly impossible so you end up getting exploited and abused in farms working "black", then there's language, integration and so on... definitely not worthy. Can't really count the amount of ppl I've met regretting taking the bet, it's sad.

[@user-ig5sv4wp9b]

@@jacques.cousteau. I read that even if would be migrants are warned by returnees not to make the trip they wouldn’t listen. They will take their chances with the people smugglers than remain in Africa. Even if they know they are unwanted they will still migrate. There’s no stopping this influx of people any time soon.

[@JaysLife78]

No but staying and building something is better

[@hb9145]

Go to Russia. You love them. See if they love you back.

[@pudding1870]

they went to the one responsible for all of this . they will kill u like a dog

[@JaysLife78]

​@@pudding1870Hush American

[@moskva212]

right

[@user-ig5sv4wp9b]

Russians are very lovely people. You sound like you hate Russia without knowing anything about the country and culture. Many, many people from countries who used to be Russian satellites migrated to Russia. Russia supported many poor countries like Cuba which has excellent healthcare better than the US. But you don’t hear about this in the western media who prefer to show Russia (and china) as the enemies. What a sorry world we live in. 🥵😰😳🥺😩🥱

[@user-mj5gu9sp6g]

*Niger, Chad, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gabon, Mali, Myanmar. under Military government.* need election new President.

[@michaelavery1978]

Did she say the economy is 'cash and hand jobs'?

[@mzee5533]

Them Europeans are getting high grade uranium from Niger 🇳🇪 for next to nothing that’s why the citizens are not benefiting from its resources

[@wackyruss]

LOL I heard that too!!! Poor guys… having to give hand jobs just to survive!!!! She says this at 2:01

[@asus.dios.]

Cash in hand economy. Meaning gig economy and cash transactions (no banking )

[@charlesuwah3404]

"Cash in hand" jobs

[@sillasbispo7518]

stop watching porn man, that's eating your mental health...

[@kewsiyehboah9514]

According to ' World Development ' Report 2023 About ( 2.3 ) Percent Of Worlds Population ( 184 ) Million People are Migrants including ( 37 ) Million Refugees..

[@spektakelkd]

Perfect. Make a home in Niger

[@Yeltikelli]

There can be no new proxy war in Niger and the Sahel. The people there suffer so much already.

[@RuaTheHua]

Africans go to Europe then complain about racism smh stay home

[@YouYou-sm8tf]

As long as other countries let them migrate, they will. Let them see JAPAN. Which is a small land bombed by USA. Japanese didn’t flee, THEY BUILD THEIR OWN LAND. Africa is big enough to produce enough for all its population. It’s up to africans people to fight for change. But REDUCE YOUR BIRTHRATE. Poverty start with having kidsyou can’t afford knowing there is no welfare.

[@desmondburnett9286]

Japan was given billion of dollars to rebuild under the Marshall plan headed by the US after ww2. If France spend one billion, Niger will not be in poverty

[@Melanated4ever]

Japanse people are also everywhere as immigrants, stop the cap!

[@YouYou-sm8tf]

@@Melanated4ever But they go LEGALLY with papers. Plus they don’t go beg for help for hundred years after US bombed their countries. They built it.

[@JaysLife78]

​@@Melanated4everNot that many

[@jentulj9611]

​@@JaysLife78because they hardly have babies that's why they're not too many...

[@xskrym]

My heart and prayers go to these migrants may God Allah be with them. On top of an already difficult life they now have a coup and potential war in Niger to contend with. 😢🙏

[@luinomrkt2111]

Thats why AU and EU US. Shouldnt start any formal war in These poor nation of Migrants from no where.

[@steveberkson3873]

Its heartbreaking

[@foodforthought2374]

Man’s inhumanity to man is disgraceful.

[@obohbrightsr8750]

France made it poor

[@hb9145]

They were wealthy before France showed up? Don't be delusional.

[@Melanated4ever]

​@@hb9145Yes they where, what you call wealthy is maybe something different then the normall people think!

[@hb9145]

@@Melanated4ever Pre-colonial nostalgia will skip over all the great things bought by Europeans, like medicine, technology, mechanized transportation, written language, human rights and the rule of law. The Romans were anything but nice, but they also spread civilization. It was the same in Africa: The colonial masters were not nice, but they also brought civilization and the modern world. Africans should fall on their knees and thank them for that.

[@JaysLife78]

​@@Melanated4everNo they were not I was born there. You must be a American.

[@kudah263]

7:50

[@highwayred480]

When the wealth gap reaches 1% for the wealthy and over 60% for the poor who live in misery, through out history societies will collapse and even our great country America is no exception to this. Societies will look for a strong man or authoritarian governments to take the reigns. We should be very thankful for our democracy in America but realize history is a very important lesson to learn from

[@puraLusa]

That gap always existed.

[@albertomartinez2345]

WOW, I LOVE ❤️ ALL THESE PEOPLE THEY ARE SO HAMBLE, SO MEAK, THEY DON'T TAKE LIFE FOR GRANTED, THEY ARE WILLING TO WORK, BUT IN THE U.S.A. SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST ROOTH ❤❤❤

[@JaysLife78]

Nice try bot

[@timeline1367]

Nonsense if poor why can't US and France leave

[@JaysLife78]

The US isn't taking resources

[@stellabailey9025]

Stay and fix your country!!

[@franzjoseph1837]

They try then western militaries and their puppets kill them or sanction them. Literally a couple right now in Niger yet France wants to reinstate a failed president who hasn't changed anything for the people.

[@baha3alshamari152]

France supplies weapons to militias and refuses to withdraw troops from there

[@denkendannhandeln]

Niger has a birth rate of almost 7 children per woman. This explosion is in no way manageable, by no system, by no government, by no nation. Think just about the problem of educating the children. If you want to have a class size of 28 children, that would mean that 25% of the adults would have to work as teachers. While in Europe with 1,5 children they need only 4% of the adults to work as teachers. The result? The average school education an all overall level of knowledge is miserable. Africa creates Generation after Generation millions and millions of useless youth. This is also the reason why 50% of all African immigrants have no job in Europe, even after 10 years. The economy today so highly complicated and technically developed as it was never before. There is simply no use for uneducated people, nowhere on this planet. Unskilled labor is done by machines and robots. Africa must solve this problem alone, nobody can, will or should solve it for them.

[@baha3alshamari152]

Africa will at least save humanity from extinction since the average birth rates in Europe , Asia, America are below replacement rate and are declining more and more

[@user-ig5sv4wp9b]

Scandinavian countries have very low populations, lower even than that of east Asia and yet they haven’t gone extinct. Their countries are very rich and and the citizens highly educated. Quality over quantity. Something African countries should follow. But I doubt very much if they will. Africa’s population will double in a few decades and when they migrate to Europe or the Americas, Canada and other rich countries there will be no jobs for them. Unskilled labour will be automated, taken over by AI. What will Africa do then? Keep on having lots of kids?

[@baha3alshamari152]

@@user-ig5sv4wp9b The only reason that they aren't extinct yet is because of immigration Eventually every country in the world will have birth rate below replacement rate except African ones and so scandinavians will be replaced by Africans in Scandinavia itself The native Scandinavian population is declining and getting replaced gradually

[@user-ig5sv4wp9b]

Very good comment. You hit the nail on the head. 👏👍👌👏

[@seth7712]

They should stop having children they can't support. And don't for even a moment tell me, "Oh it's to replace the old people" like no bro, they just want cheap labor. Children. Stop that vicious cycle

[@MrCali114]

I wasn't expecting this documentary. When I saw the documentary about Niger, I thought it would be about France and their business there.😬

[@sabrinarodrigues629]

thank you France

[@J0HN_D03]

*KEEP THEM OVERTHERE!!!*

[@johnthompson7105]

They are not wanted in any western country

[@bobbydennis8333]

2023(Gregorian) “Respect and dignity.” Furthermore:

[@zainmudassir2964]

Hope after the coup Niger resists colonialism and finally develop

[@JaysLife78]

It won't, it's no colonials fault it's the people believe me.

[@user-ig5sv4wp9b]

@@JaysLife78. True. Africans give their loyalty to their tribe that’s why they are not United and always fighting with each other.

[@prokopanda]

Why should africans emigrate ti Europe, why?? Cant we make our own paradise here

[@SweetChicagoGator]

Migration of people like migration of wildlife is ceaseless and will perpetually continue ! Such is the survival mode of the human & animal species !❤

[@kloppskalli]

welcome! bring yoar families! (irony off)

[@chithrathangavelu4454]

@DW Documentary great effort. But please stop saying Niger is a poor country. Africa is the richest continent shown to the world as poor and underdeveloped by western medias. Dare to say the truth ? Or stay away. Remember Truth never dies !!!

[@fortunatomartino8549]

Looks very, very healthy for the beatings and privations

[@wokeaf1337]

who knows how many years have passed between the interview and the beatings

[@fortunatomartino8549]

@wokeaf1337 You mean he had insignificant beatings and privations?

[@MidnightCoffee12]

Go to 5:42. You can clearly see his scarred leg. His friend sitting next to him has a deformed skull and protruding eye, which he later obscures under a hat and large sunglasses. They've both clearly survived something.

[@snicker576]

Looks like a pretty bad country tbh

[@javidrahman6053]

Population control and skill management is needed, the west will try to control but selfless collaboration is needed for the good of the country

[@tap-insouthsudan7040]

Damage country by the media

[@youme1414]

Wow! This is former French colony.

[@JaysLife78]

It was better as a colony

[@user-ho1hs3mb8l]

Please inform your embassy as soon as possible or any other institute for helping me here in Pakistani punjab against Punjab police sargodha division bhakkar

[@DMSparky]

What?

[@bulthaosen1169]

Since the aid has stopped let them all go.

[@captainr8413]

You keep saying Niger is a poor country, but you are there taking out their resources ......nonsense

[@user-ig5sv4wp9b]

Your politicians are selling your resources to western countries but they keep the money for themselves. Your politicians are criminals, thieves and utterly corrupt. Don’t you know this? Put the blame on the people you elect.

[@rzomg]

if they want to come Europe, send them to frontline of Ukraine to prove their worth.

[@Melanated4ever]

You can bring your evil behind to Ukraine, you unfortunatel being!

[@LasVegar]

Just what happened to the Irish in the Mexican American war?

[@patricianoll1229]

Ahhhh

[@SKforPeace]

This is why France should leave Africa alone. They are very, very bad actor in Africa.

[@yasserradi8625]

If you Europeans pity them, why don't you give them a visa to come to you easily!

[@dannicrane5577]

No thanks.

[@kuchojoe500]

Because no leadership in Africa

[@joylm9108]

Because the west hold leaders at gunpoint to their bid

[@ninjanik2095]

this is Niger, a country. Not all of Africa, a continent with many countries. Ah never mind, probably to much education for you.

[@mattbudesa6351]

​@@ninjanik2095well unfortunately it's a going trend in majority of the countries within Africa. Not just Niger.

[@themanwnoname3454]

2023(Gregorian) Respect and dignity.” Furthermore:

[@fortunatomartino8549]

More propaganda I don't feel sorry

[@HaimRich94]

You don't need to feel sorry, no one cares about your opinion xD

[@wackey2k10]

I hope they get to where they need to go, safely. If it's Europe, that is okay but i would prefer they go to America to relieve pressure on us. I also hope they get daily bjs by our women.

[@TheFROSTER420]

@ 2:05 Cash and hand jobs, friggin rights sounds like a good time.

[@Melanated4ever]

Evil alien

[@wozanawewoz979]

French colonie at her Best😢

[@internationalinvesting4336]

It was much better when it was a French colony. My grandfather was a history teacher in Niamey for almost 30 years and he remembers the country fondly. In the 70s Niger was as developed as a less developed European country. Now even the least developed European country looks like a completely different world.

[@Rod732]

@@internationalinvesting4336don't worry, the terrorist group wagner will help them 😂😂😂

[@Rod732]

@@internationalinvesting4336the problem is that these Nigerians don't migrate to Russia they all come to Europe

[@joylm9108]

DW propaganda 😂😂😂😂

[@alphaomega7310]

Wagnet is coming to help you...

[@autokafer4031]

say thanks russians

[@patrickmunneke8348]

What are you blaming them for now?

[@dieubermensch]

So is this a CIA channel? Right?

[@patrickmunneke8348]

Yes