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Africa (sub-Saharan)

Africa (sub-Saharan)

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Sub-Saharan Africans migrate to North Africa, Europe, North America, and beyond. The research offered here focuses generally on two aspects of sub-Saharan migration: the outcomes for these migrants and their children once they have settled in their countries of destination, the United States among them, and the roles that diasporas and development policies can play in the economic improvement of these African nations.

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Africa Moves Towards Intracontinental Free Movement for Its Booming Population

While intraregional migration is a pillar of the African Union's focus on enhancing regional integration and economic development, visa-free travel or visas upon arrival are a reality for only about half of the countries on the continent. Progress towards free movement for Africans has occurred mostly at a subregional level, as this article explores.

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Africa Deepens its Approach to Migration Governance, But Are Policies Translating to Action?

While migration once was a lower-priority topic for African governments, the last decade has seen a deepening in governance. Policymakers have integrated migration into their national development strategies and mainstreamed it across policy domains such as health and education. The actions are promising on paper, yet questions remain about the extent to which they will translate to more effective migration management.

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A Growing Destination for Sub-Saharan Africans, Morocco Wrestles with Immigrant Integration

Long a country of emigration and a springboard for migrants aiming to reach Europe, Morocco has emerged as a destination for many sub-Saharan Africans. As more migrants remain in Morocco, the kingdom has implemented policies to aid with integration. But challenges remain, with most of the estimated 700,000 sub-Saharan Africans living in precarious conditions and irregular status despite some legalization programs.

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May 1, 2004
Educating Refugees in Countries of First Asylum: The Case of Uganda
By Sarah Dryden-Peterson
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August 1, 2003
War in Liberia Highlights Health Threats to Refugees
By Jennifer Schlecht
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August 1, 2003
Kenya: What Role for Diaspora in Development?
By Kenneth Okoth
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August 1, 2003
West Africa's Refugee Crisis Spills Across Many Borders
By Jeff Drumtra
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June 1, 2003
Refugee Diasporas, Remittances, Development, and Conflict
By Nicholas Van Hear
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November 1, 2002
Cape Verde: Towards the End of Emigration?
By Jørgen Carling

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Recent Activity

Articles
May 1, 2004

Educating Refugees in Countries of First Asylum: The Case of Uganda

The UN is collaborating with Uganda's government to open new doors to refugee education, according to Sarah Dryden-Peterson.
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August 1, 2003

West Africa's Refugee Crisis Spills Across Many Borders

Policy analyst Jeff Drumtra maps out the devastating wars that are producing a flood of refugees in West Africa.
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August 1, 2003

Kenya: What Role for Diaspora in Development?

Kenya is looking to its educated diaspora to meet development goals and achieve global competitiveness, according to MPI’s Ken Okoth.
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August 1, 2003

War in Liberia Highlights Health Threats to Refugees

MPI's Jennifer Schlecht looks at the major dangers confronting the forcibly displaced through the lens of the Liberian conflict.
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June 1, 2003

Refugee Diasporas, Remittances, Development, and Conflict

Nicholas Van Hear of the Institute for International Studies presents some of the distinct features of refugee diasporas, as well as their impact on development policy.
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November 1, 2002

Cape Verde: Towards the End of Emigration?

Very few countries have experienced emigration on a scale approaching that of Cape Verde. Jorgen Carling of the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) examines migration's effects on the country's past and present, as well as its implications for the future.

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