IOM Nigeria, in collaboration with the ACBC, convened a
regional conference on irregular migration in West and Central Africa. From 12
to 15 May 2014, five countries – Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Cameroun and Chad –
gathered in Abuja to lay out the policy and operational framework for improved
coordination and cooperation between immigration institutions of the five
participating countries.
The ACBC facilitated sessions on integrated border
management, humanitarian border management, border information systems (IOM’s
Migration and Data Analysis System or MIDAS, already installed in a number of
countries in the region), counter-trafficking, as well as migrant smuggling. Additionally,
each delegation presented a country report on the current status of border and
migration management. Finally, plenary sessions were held at the end of each
day to give participants an opportunity to further exchange information and
experience and formulate recommendations.
Among these was to improve regional and bi-lateral
coordination to facilitate regular migration and curb irregular migration,
establish joint patrols, hold regular meetings to coordinate border management
policies and operations, as well as to improve infrastructure.
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