Fresh doubts have emerged about the practicality of EU plans to open hotspot migrant camps in Africa after officials in Niger said it was already struggling with thousands of migrants returning from Algeria and Libya.
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In the wake of the EU migrant crisis talks, Niger has been cited as one of the countries that could host migrant processing centres, but whether it will be able to take on the mammoth task is far from certain as Europe attempts to stem the flow of people crossing from the North African coast.
Under EU pressure, Niger has adopted a harsh law banning people smuggling, allowed the UN to construct its own migrant deportation centres, and thrown more than 100 of its own citizens in…
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