BY MABINGUE NGOM- It is now a decade since the Sahel crisis unfolded. Yet, the region has picked up the hard lessons and remains of interest globally. At the onset of the last decade in 2011, the security situation in the region had degenerated, leading to mass migration and the displacement of some 2.5 million […]
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Africa has made significant progress to implement the Global Compact for Migration but more action is needed to sustain the momentum amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the reports presented at a high-level meeting.
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The 39th ECA Committee of Experts of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on Friday discussed the Regional Coordination Mechanism of the UN agencies working in Africa’s (RCM-Africa) work in supporting the African Union’s programs, in particular the need to accelerate implementation of the global 2030 Agenda and Africa’s Agenda […]
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By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – In my view one of the main reasons why Addis Ababa is overcrowded at the moment by the people flooding into the city from all corners of Ethiopia is lack of jobs and opportunities, which is breading instability and conflict. While the number of people graduated or dropouts is increasing […]
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By António Vitorino – Migration is the great issue of our era. Migration With Dignity (#WithDignity) is the theme of 2018’s International Migrants Day, which we observe on Tuesday (18 December).
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Technical experts to the High-Level Panel on Migration in Africa (HLPM) made a strong call for a new narrative on African migration based on the notion that migration is normal and inevitable.
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