Tag: Egyptian border
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Egypt finally opens border to stranded Nigerian students in Sudan
The Egyptian authorities finally opened their borders to stranded Nigerian students in war-torn Sudan, Nigerian government said on Monday. According to FG, the borders were opened to the students have an intervention from President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Egypt: We prevented 12,000 people from illegally migrating in 2016
Egyptian border patrol and coast guard forces stopped more than 12,000 people of various nationalities from illegally entering or leaving the country in 2016, the military said. Migrants have tried to cross to Italy from the African coast, particularly from Libya, where people traffickers operate with relative impunity. However, boats have increasingly departed from Egypt.…