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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sam Mednick

Thousands of discouraged migrants are stranded in Niger because of border closures following coup

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After three months of crossing the desert and then watching other migrants die at sea in his failed attempt to reach Europe, Sahr John Yambasu gave up on getting across the Mediterranean and decided to go back home.

The 29-year-old from Sierra Leone reached Niger in June on his return journey, but United Nations officials said he had to wait for packed migrant centers to empty before he could be repatriated.

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