abidjan european leaders pressure far-right revival home hope avoid difficult debate immigration meet african counterparts ivory coast wednesday report month abuse african migrants libya spark anger across continent however threaten drive migration top summit agenda shine spotlight issue fraught political risk german chancellor angela merkel french president emmanuel macron head franco-german axis heart european union next major political test mind sit african union head state italy frontline campaign slow illegal migration europe hold elections early next year populist 5-star movement lead opinion poll anti-immigrant eurosceptic northern league also gain support interest turn migration conference one eu official say ahead meet hold ivory coast commercial capital abidjan summit mean focus development long cornerstone eu policy africa tangentially relate migration theme invest youth though nod rampant unemployment poverty drive many young africans leave home search good life look increasingly unlikely eu leaders avoid hard question african counterparts soon cnn air grainy image libya month appear show migrants sell slave african governments begin recall diplomats tripoli protest erupt france senegal benin ivory coast president alassane ouattara call libyan slave traders prosecute international criminal court libyan authorities promise investigate slavery allegations european union target anger frustration ones block way leave us hand libyans say cherifou sahindou sit make-shift tea stand muddy rubbish-strewn track near mosque abidjan yopougon neighborhood sahindou men around tea stand say make libya hear slave market know someone stay water local euphemism death migrant trail like many african leaders ouattara call europe broaden legal avenues migration continent use mechanisms student temporary work visa europe europeans ... afraid africa african youth bring lot europe say interview france 24 news channel week current political climate proposal africans enter europe non-starter many eu leaders merkel high-profile victim anti-immigration backlash peak migrant influx europe 2015 declare open door policy refugees asylum seekers allow million migrants anti-immigrant far-right alternative germany afd party campaign hard policy 13 percent vote september election complicate merkel efforts form coalition government weaken position lead eu advocate within europe indication heat things become mayor small town germany award merkel liberal migrant policies stab neck monday attack believe politically motivate european leaders firmly behind 28-member bloc also wary fall foul explosive issue say get right total access without condition ... explain middle class work pay tax macron say rowdy exchange students burkina faso tuesday tell kinds political calculations hind much-needed policy solutions say william swing head international organization migration heart problem toxic atmosphere fairly widespread years ... europe tell reuters drivers migration go away clearly policies need change european delegate summit however expect pledge aid repeat often voice call marshall plan africa would create job lift incomes give would-be migrants reason stay home african security sectors charge clamp migrant flow also get share european money eu support libyan authorities include italian assistance coastguard help halve number migrants arrive europe via mediterranean year though laud italy program lead massive detention center create libya hold intercept migrants denounce unite nation human right chief zeid ra ad al hussein abdoulaye dosso another man tea stand yopougon say cross sahara desert play dead survive rebel shoot migrants spend weeks one camp await repatriation ivory coast many deaths say must change story refiled fix typo french president name paragraph difficult migration debate loom african eu leaders meet