Niger condemns Algeria’s violations of Sub-Saharan migrants’ rights

Niger authorities have reaffirmed their condemnation of Algeria’s mistreatment of African migrants,as authorities rounds up migrants

Niger’s official media relayed the condemnation by senior officials including the country’s interior minister,who complained to the International Organization for Migration.

At least 5000 African migrants have been bussed in inhumane conditions and abandoned in the harsh desert on the border with Niger,according to rights groups.

These migrants have been thrown on the border without prior notice to Niger’s authorities,the national radio reported,citing officials.

As Algeria rounds up and busses Sub-Saharan migrants,racism is on the surge on social media,and diplomatic relations worsen between Algeria and its southern neighbors.

Niger together with its allies in the alliance of Sahel States,Mali and Burkina Faso,condemned Algeria when it shot down a Malian drone tracking terrorists in the north.

The three states recalled their ambassadors to Algiers,which responded with banning all Malian flights from crossing its airspace. Mali took a similar decision.

Anti-migrant sentiment is on the rise in Algeria,whose youth are ironically increasingly attempting the hazardous illegal sea crossing to Europe. Public transportation and private companies refuse access to Sub-Saharans.

In recent years,Sub-Saharans have been accused by senior officials,including former prime minister,of spreading diseases in the country.