From people smuggler to football club owner
Bashir Ama was a people smuggler in Agadez, a desert city in Niger known until recently as the people-smuggling capital of Africa. But conditions have changed, and Bashir Ama has opted to…
Hundreds of West African migrants deported from Algeria
Hundreds of West African migrants continue to be forcibly deported from Algeria every week. Many are rounded up in the capital Algiers and bussed to Agadez - over 2,600km to the country’s…
10th edition of the International Festival of African Fashion in Niger
Known as the 'Magician of the desert', Nigerien fashion designer Alphadi is about to open the 10th edition of his International Festival for Fashion in Africa, or FIMA, in Agadez.…