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Exporting Borders Frontex and the Expansion of Fortress Europe in West Africa

Border Wars

The EU is pushing its migration control far beyond Europe’s borders. This report exposes how Frontex operates in West Africa under the cover of cooperation, entrenching neo-colonial influence, undermining rights, and reshaping the Sahel into a securitised buffer zone.

Report by

Mariana Gkliati
Jane Kilpatrick

10 July 2025

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People in defence of life and territory Counter-power and self-defence in Latin America

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