Smuggled Through Niger (PHOTOS)

Migrants make the perilous trip from Agadez, an ancient trading town on the edge of the Sahara, through Libya and on to Europe. In search of a better life, and escape from grinding poverty, they risk inhumane conditions from opportunistic smugglers.

William Boot

Updated Jul. 12, 2017 4:12PM ET / Published Jun. 13, 2015 12:01AM ET 

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