The Niger authorities are giving thousands of Bedouins from the Mahomed tribe until the end of the year to leave the country.
The local authorities in Niger reported on Sunday that thousands of Bedouin Arabs from the Muhammed tribe, who have been living for decades in the southeast of the country, especially in the Difa region, are facing a deadline that ends on December 31, 2026, to leave the territory of Nigeria and return to their country, in accordance with instructions that were described as strict from the highest authorities. The first wave of Mahamid arrived in Niger in the early 1970s, fleeing a devastating drought that hit their original homes in Chad and Sudan.
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