Special Issue: Africa
African migration increasingly has global implications. This Special Issue on Africa explores the crisis in Darfur, Sudan; new African migration patterns and the solutions that African countries have developed in the areas of refugees and humanitarian aid; and post-conflict reconstruction in Liberia. It also includes profiles of Lesotho, Mali and Botswana, as well as data on African immigrants in the United States.
Darfur: Beyond the Brink of Disaster
Conflict in Darfur displaced 1.2 million internally and put 2.2 million at risk as of mid-2004, while sovereignty concerns left the UN Security…
The African Foreign Born in the United States in 2002
African-born immigrants in the United States numbered 1 million in 2002, with the largest group from West Africa.
Botswana's Changing Migration Patterns
After independence, Botswana became a migrant-receiving country, but unauthorized Zimbabwean arrivals since 2000 prompted new restrictions.
Liberia: The Challenges of Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Civil war left 350,000 Liberian refugees and 500,000 internally displaced as of mid-2004, with stalled ex-combatant reintegration threatening the…
Changing Configurations of Migration in Africa
Feminization, commercialization, brain drain, and HIV/AIDS were among the forces transforming migration patterns across Africa.
Mali: Seeking Opportunity Abroad
Mali's centuries-long migration tradition has resulted in an estimated 4.4 million abroad by 2000, though factors such as Ivory Coast’s…
International Migration in Africa: An Analysis Based on Estimates of the Migrant Stock
Despite population growth, Africa's share of global migrants fell to 9 percent by 2000, with refugee flows accounting for many of the continent&…
Lesotho: From Labor Reserve to Depopulating Periphery?
Remittances amounted to 29 percent of Lesotho's GDP in 2010, the second highest in the world.