The Nigerian government is about to sign a
pact with the European Union to receive aid from the union in exchange of the
deportation of Nigerian economic migrants.
This is similar to a recent pact EU had with Turkey that is dramatically curbing migration flows from the Middle East.
A “read mission agreement” would involve migrants from Nigeria being deported in exchange for EU economic aid for Nigeria.
It would be the
bloc’s first major return deal with a sub-Saharan African nation — its only
existing one is with tiny island nation Cape Verde.This is similar to a recent pact EU had with Turkey that is dramatically curbing migration flows from the Middle East.
A “read mission agreement” would involve migrants from Nigeria being deported in exchange for EU economic aid for Nigeria.
The EU and Nigeria agreed to “take the necessary steps to launch negotiations” for a deal after meetings in Brussels last month, and diplomats there have since been working to secure a mandate from member states to start the negotiations, an EU diplomat said.
Financial Times
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