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Africa (sub-Saharan)

Africa (sub-Saharan)

Beyond intraregional migration, 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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Reports

Leaving No One Behind: Inclusive Fintech for Remittances

Remittances are a vital lifeline for migrants’ families around the world and an important source of revenue for many low- and middle-income countries, especially in times of crisis. As more people turn to digital financial technologies for these money transfers, this shift holds the potential to shake up the rigid remittance industry and boost development benefits. But it also brings new challenges, as this report explores.

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Reports

Migration and Displacement in Secondary Cities: Insights from Côte d’Ivoire and Uganda

Small and mid-sized cities are some of the fastest growing in many parts of the world, including sub-Saharan Africa. Yet life in these cities can present a variety of challenges for migrants and displaced persons. This report examines these challenges in secondary cities in Côte d’Ivoire and Uganda, and how local, national, and civil-society actors are working to address them.

Recent Activity

Articles
September 1, 2004
International Migration in Africa: An Analysis Based on Estimates of the Migrant Stock
By Hania Zlotnik
Articles
September 1, 2004
Changing Configurations of Migration in Africa
By Aderanti Adepoju
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Articles
September 1, 2004
Mali: Seeking Opportunity Abroad
By Sally E. Findley
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Articles
September 1, 2004
Botswana's Changing Migration Patterns
By Kate Lefko-Everett
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Policy Briefs
July 2004
How Many People Have to Die Before We Care? The Role of the International Community in Darfur
By  Erin Patrick
Articles
May 1, 2004
Educating Refugees in Countries of First Asylum: The Case of Uganda
By Sarah Dryden-Peterson
Articles
August 1, 2003
War in Liberia Highlights Health Threats to Refugees
By Jennifer Schlecht
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Articles
August 1, 2003
Kenya: What Role for Diaspora in Development?
By Kenneth Okoth

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Recent Activity

Articles
September 1, 2004

Changing Configurations of Migration in Africa

Aderanti Adepoju of the Human Resources Development Centre in Lagos provides an overview of Africa's dynamic migration flows, examining trends ranging from feminization to diversification.

Articles
September 1, 2004

International Migration in Africa: An Analysis Based on Estimates of the Migrant Stock

Hania Zlotnik of the UN Population Division focuses on the challenges of analyzing data on migration in Africa.
Articles
September 1, 2004

Darfur: Beyond the Brink of Disaster

MPI Associate Policy Analyst Erin Patrick maps out the latest developments in the evolving refugee crisis in and around Sudan's Darfur region.

Articles
September 1, 2004

Liberia: The Challenges of Post-Conflict Reconstruction

Beverlee Bruce of the Social Science Research Council provides a field-based look at Liberia's post-conflict reconstruction.

Policy Briefs
July 2004

How Many People Have to Die Before We Care? The Role of the International Community in Darfur

This policy brief provides a background to the conflict and humanitarian situation in Darfur. While the situation in Darfur may not fit the definition of genocide in the traditional sense, the brief makes the case that semantics should not interfere with the international community’s obligation to protect civilians.

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.
Articles
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.
Articles
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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