Gao: Mali's migrant gateway to the Sahara

Name: Gao: Mali's migrant gateway to the Sahara
Uploaded: 2015-04-17T18:56:51.000Z
Duration: 46 s
Description: Alex Duval Smith reports from the edge of the city of Gao in Mali, where African migrants hoping to reach Europe begin their gruelling journey across the desert.

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Gao in north-eastern Mali is the gateway to the Sahara for many African migrants seeking to get to Europe.

But the BBC's Alex Duval Smith reports from the edge of the city of Gao that many of them do not realise how gruelling their journey across the desert will be.

Africa

17 April 2015