The curtailing of legal migration pathways to Europe can play a role in human trafficking operations in countries far away from the bloc. InfoMigrants talked to several experts to examine the cross-country impact of stricter EU border policy.

Europe has long ranked as one of the top destinations for economic migrants from Africa looking for jobs and new beginnings.

But as EU countries continue tightening their borders, Africans are increasingly looking to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other Gulf nations for livelihood opportunities that remain out of reach in their own country.  

This is one of the findings of a collaborative investigation led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) together with other media partners and published in Reuters last month (12 June). 

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