Refugees & Migrants

Migration

Migration can boost trade and regional integration under the AfCFTA

African governments are embracing migration as an opportunity for development, integration and trade
Migration

Record-breaking global migration

Unprecedented displacement spurs demand for people-focused solutions
Miche, Terese and their children about to go back to their home country, the DRC.
Refugees & Migrants

Angolan refugees return to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to build a new life

The voluntary refugee repatriation operation was organized by UNHCR, IOM, the Government of Angola and a number of other partners, with funding from the UN Peacebuilding Fund (PBF)
Migrants play a board game at IOM Transit Center in Agadez, Niger (2016).
Refugees & Migrants

First continental review of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration concludes in Africa

Among the recommendations are protection of migrant rights, empowerment of local communities, strengthened information systems and implementation of existing policies.
Man and woman with camera.
Refugees & Migrants

Africa makes progress on Global Compact for Migration but more action is needed

Pandemic threatens to flatten the positive trajectory against several indicators, especially decent jobs and migrants’ safety
Relocation by boat, which is the only means of transport from the Tergol/Akobo entry point...
Refugees & Migrants

Migration amid COVID-19: Young Africans weigh their options

New challenges and opportunities as the world marks the International Migrants Day (Dec 18).
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