Algeria abandons 13,000 migrants in the Sahara

CBC News reports that in the past 14 months, Algeria has abandoned over 13,000 people in the Sahara Desert. 

The migrants are from sub-Saharan African - Mali, the Gambia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Niger and more - that are heading toward Europe, some are escaping violence, while others are simply hoping to make a living. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports "for every migrant known to have died crossing the Mediterranean, as many as two are lost in the desert — potentially upwards of 30,000 people since 2014."