ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 10月20日 12時00分

Photo by @nicholesobecki | It was already among the most dangerous commutes on Earth. To make the 600-mile journey from Agadez, an ancient Nigerien caravan city that has grown into Africa’s most notorious human-smuggling hub, across the Sahara to Libya was to risk death at the hands of bandits, terrorists, and the elements. Then in 2015 the journey became even more perilous. “The army started hunting us,” says Adji, who at 32 had been ferrying migrants to Libya for nearly 15 years. “They are even shooting at our trucks.” I photographed the EU-funded crackdown on Niger’s smuggling industry as part of a special investigation led by @tymccormick5 and published in @foreignpolicymag last year. This series ‘My Smuggler, My Savior’ explores the complicated role these men play in the lives of those attempting the journey to Europe. They’re migrants’ only chance of making it safely across the Sahara. They’re also outlaws engaged in a deadly game of cat and mouse with Niger’s military. Adji’s truck was hijacked by bandits in 2016 as he traveled along a new and more dangerous route to Libya. He barely survived, walking for miles in the desert before stumbling across another migrant caravan. For the sake of his wife and children, Adji says he has left the trade, but those who are still willing to make the trip can expect profits even bigger than before. #migration #europe #niger

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