Niger Repeals Anti-Migration Law

The military administration of Niger has repealed anti-migration legislation that helped in lowering the number of West Africans travelling to Europe, but was despised by residents of the desert whose businesses depended on the traffic, BBC reports.

The European Union (EU) says it is "very concerned" that Niger's military leaders revoked an EU-backed law, but residents of Niger's ancient crossroad town of Agadez are overjoyed about the move.

This comes after Niger's military junta signed an order revoking a law to curb the smuggling of migrants from West Africa heading north toward Europe. The law was enacted in 2015, under heavy pressure from the EU, at the height of the European migrant crisis.

This article originally appeared on AllAfrica

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