Latest Africanss News/August 19, 2018/Rabiu Ahmed/192 views Niger’s President says ending migration flow from Africa needs fixing chaos in Libyashare on:FacebookTwitter Google +Pinterest Tumblr Linked InEmailSend to Email Address:Your NameYour Email AddressEmail check failed, please try againCancelGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou at the German government guest house Meseberg Palace in Meseberg, Germany, Aug. 15, 2018. If Europe wants to halt migrant boat arrivals on its shores from Africa it must end the state of chaos in Libya, Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou told Reuters Thursday, warning that the stability of neighboring countries was at stake. Niger is a country of transit for migrants seeking to reach Europe by boat from Libya, and Issoufou is an ally of the West in its fight against Islamist insurgents based in Mali and Nigeria. ALSO READ 2019: SDP Adopt Buhari As Concensus CandidateOn Wednesday, Issoufou said in a statement before talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel that his administration wanted more European assistance for Niger in the fields of security and development. “On Libya for example, I expressed my wish that the chancellor support us so that together we can quickly find a solution to get out of the crisis in Libya because as long as Libya remains in the current chaos, the stability and the security of the Sahel countries is at stake,” he said. ALSO READ Nigerian Pastor Gives Primary School Best Graduating Student A New House As Gift In Port-Harcourt (Photos)He praised his country’s efforts to fight smugglers who make fortunes from sending people on the perilous journey to Europe, saying that clandestine migration had dropped from 100,000 people a year in 2016 to 10,000 this year. But he said the success could not last as long as Libya remained in chaos. ALSO READ TY Danjuma’s allegation: Buratai to make probe panel’s report publicThe post Niger’s President says ending migration flow from Africa needs fixing chaos in Libya appeared first on Libyan Express – Libya News, Opinion, Analysis and Latest Updates from Libya. Leave A Comment Below Related share on: FacebookTwitter Google +Pinterest Tumblr Linked InEmailSend to Email Address:Your NameYour Email AddressEmail check failed, please try againCancel previous articleCompensating Libya-IRA victims is “extremely difficult” says UK Home Secretarynext articleDSS Invasion: President Buhari Plan To Sack Daura Earlier Before VacationRelated PostsLatest Africanss News/February 19, 2019 /No Comment Tinubu Says In Leaked Tape That Buhari Doesn’t Have The Kind Of Money He Can StealLatest Africanss News/February 19, 2019 /No Comment Tinubu Says In Leaked Tape That Buhari Doesn’t Have The Kind Of Money He Can StealTB Joshua Correctly Predicts 2019 Presidential Election PostponementTB Joshua Correctly Predicts 2019 Presidential Election PostponementTB Joshua Correctly Predicts 2019 Presidential Election PostponementTB Joshua Correctly Predicts 2019 Presidential Election PostponementSwaziland: R4.8bn for a Prestige Eswatini Project – for a Summit Unlikely to HappenTB Joshua Correctly Predicts 2019 Presidential Election PostponementTawana decries sabotageTB Joshua Correctly Predicts 2019 Presidential Election Postponement