But as the 17-year-old migrant waited in a smuggler’s compound in this north African city, he was pondering a new threat. The road to Libya was not far from the Malian’s compound in Agadez, Niger. But Yusuf Kanate, 17, who manages the Malian’s compound, said Abdoulaye was supposed to pay on arrival. In the Malian’s compound, word of Abdoulaye’s predicament spread quickly among the other boys. “But we have no choice.”Idrissa Traore, 16, stands outside the Malian’s compound in Agadez, Niger.

Source: Washington Post December 31, 2017 10:52 UTC