The externalisation of European borders

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EU development aid to finance armies in Africa

The EU commission wants to finance foreign armies as part of a larger effort to stop people from fleeing to Europe, including in countries with patchy human rights.

▻https://euobserver.com/migration/134215
#armées

The externalisation of European borders: steps and consequences of a dangerous process

Sara Prestianni explains the main steps in the externalisation of the European and Italian policies on migration, and its more serious consequences in terms of violations of fundamental human rights.

▻http://openmigration.org/en/analyses/the-externalisation-of-european-borders-steps-and-consequences-of-a-d

Nigerian migrants: Rescued but still in the EU crosshairs

After an accord with Turkey practically shut down the Aegean route, the EU is eying a raft of deals with African nations to stem an increasing surge across the Central Mediterranean that has led to a record number of migrant deaths at sea.

Nigeria is one of five African nations the EU has prioritised as part of its #Partnership_Framework with third countries, launched in June – the other four being Ethiopia, Niger, Mali, and Senegal.

▻https://www.irinnews.org/feature/2016/10/28/nigerian-migrants-rescued-still-eu-crosshairs

Les migrants nigérians toujours dans la mire de l’UE

L’accord entre l’Union européenne et la Turquie a pratiquement fermé la route de la mer Égée. L’UE tente maintenant de conclure une série de traités avec des pays africains dans le but de freiner l’augmentation des traversées de la Méditerranée centrale qui a donné lieu à un nombre record de décès de migrants en mer.

▻http://www.irinnews.org/fr/reportage/2016/10/28/les-migrants-nig%C3%A9rians-toujours-dans-la-mire-de-l%E2%80%99ue