European Biometric Border System, Securitization and (Im)mobilities in West Africa

Victor Chidubem Iwuoha, Alistair D. Edgar, Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University, Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria, School of International Policy , Balsillie School of International Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University

Alternatives: Global, Local, Political

Published online on September 26, 2024

Abstract

Alternatives, Volume 51, Issue 2, Page 145-156, May 2026.
This article interrogates the European biometric ID system and securitisation measures in West African borders which have become detrimental to, first, African migrants and, second, both African and European security objectives. Using the Niger’s ...