Niger Declares Three Days of Mourning for 92 Dead Migrants

Publisher:
Voice of America
Publication Date:
1 November 2013
Tags:
Africa, Niger, Migration

Niger has declared three days of national mourning starting today after rescuers found the bodies of 92 migrants strewn across the Sahara desert in the northern part of the country. VOA's Vincent Makori reports.

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