Africa
Niger detains suspected Libyan people smuggler
4 years agoMigrants crossing the Sahara desert into Libya ride on the back of a pickup truck outside Agadez, Niger, May 9, 2016. Picture taken May 9, 2016. To match Analysis EUROPE-MIGRANTS/AFRICA REUTERS/Joe Penney
Niger has arrested a Libyan suspected of smuggling thousands of migrants through the Sahel country towards Europe after a joint probe with the French and Spanish authorities, French police said Friday.