Niger's migrant smuggling hub empties after EU crackdown

AGADEZ, Niger (Reuters) - In a dirt-floored room in the town of Agadez in Niger, a pair of flip-flops and a cold pile of ashes are all that remain of what was once a teeming stopover for migrants preparing the fraught journey across the Saharan Desert and onwards to Europe.

from Reuters: Top News http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-niger-migration-agadez-idUKKBN15F14U?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews