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  Researching migration in West Africa: A systematic and reflexive review 12/11/2025

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  This article offers a systematic and reflexive review of 656 publications (1958–March 2022) on intra-West African migration, sourced from Scopus using...

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  Country : Burkina Faso , Gambia , Mali , Senegal , Togo , Guinea , Ghana , Guinea-Bissau , Cape Verde

  Organizations : Comparative Migration Studies (SpringerOpen / Springer Nature)
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Journal article / Security and human rights,
Researching migration in West Africa: A systematic and reflexive review 12/11/2025
Summary :
This article offers a systematic and reflexive review of 656 publications (1958–March 2022) on intra-West African migration, sourced from Scopus using PRISMA and Mayring’s qualitative content analysis. It documents a sharp rise in output since the 2000s, with research clustered on Ghana and Nigeria, followed by Senegal, Mali, and Burkina Faso. Dominant topics are work/labour, social/family relations, and ethnicity/identity, while environment and climate change have recently gained traction. Studies focus more on outcomes than drivers of migration and tend to privilege urban destinations (the “urban trap”). Women and youth remain underrepresented, and translocal approaches are still uncommon. In terms of knowledge production, authors’ affiliations are predominantly in the US and Europe, reflecting postcolonial hierarchies; the authors call for decolonizing research agendas and strengthening West Africa-based scholarship.
Keywords :
Migration, Gender, Climate change, Environment, Youth, Women
Organizations :
Comparative Migration Studies (SpringerOpen / Springer Nature)
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  Skilled Workforce: A New Rush Towards Africa? 29/07/2025

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  The article, written by Gado Alzouma, examines the global “war for talent” and Africa’s growing role in it. Faced with aging populations and declining...

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  Country : Cameroon , Niger , Nigeria , Senegal , Benin , Ghana

  Organizations : WATHI
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Academic analysis and Think Tank / Governance,
Skilled Workforce: A New Rush Towards Africa? 29/07/2025
Summary :
The article, written by Gado Alzouma, examines the global “war for talent” and Africa’s growing role in it. Faced with aging populations and declining birth rates, industrialized countries are stepping up efforts to attract highly skilled foreign workers. Africa, with a median age of 19.7 and rapid demographic growth, has become a strategic labor pool. The author highlights reforms in Germany, France, the UK, Canada, Japan, and others to ease the entry of African talent. While this trend creates opportunities, it also accelerates brain drain, weakening Africa’s competitiveness, research, and innovation capacity. The piece concludes that African nations must build strong economies and create attractive jobs to retain their best-trained citizens, or risk continuing to fuel the development of other regions instead of their own.
Keywords :
Migration, Youth, EMPLOYMENT
Organizations :
WATHI
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  Realities and Educational Needs of Migrant Children and Youth in West and North Africa 19/08/2025

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  This briefing, authored by Thibaut Girault and Sophia Stille in June 2024 and published by the Mixed Migration Centre (read on WATHI), explores the ed...

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  Country : Mali , Niger , Guinea , Tunisia

  Organizations : WATHI
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Academic analysis and Think Tank / Security and human rights,
Realities and Educational Needs of Migrant Children and Youth in West and North Africa 19/08/2025
Summary :
This briefing, authored by Thibaut Girault and Sophia Stille in June 2024 and published by the Mixed Migration Centre (read on WATHI), explores the educational realities and needs of migrant children and youth in four West and North African capitals – Bamako, Conakry, Niamey, and Tunis. Based on surveys conducted between June 2022 and September 2023 with migrant youth (18–24 years old) and caregivers, it reveals severely limited access to education: over half of children are not enrolled in any educational services (57%), and only 17% attend primary or secondary school. Education ranks as a top priority need, surpassing food aid (20%) and healthcare (18%). Key barriers include financial constraints (41%). The needs and situations differ by city: at least half of caregivers in Conakry reported educational needs for children, one third in Niamey, while in Tunis, there is notable reliance on informal childcare (32%).
Keywords :
Migration, Education, Youth, Human security
Organizations :
WATHI
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  Assessing the Impact of Climate Extreme Events and Conflicts on Internal Displacement in Burkina Faso 18/08/2025

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  The article “Assessing the Impact of Climate Extreme Events and Conflicts on Internal Displacement in Burkina Faso”, published in January 2025 in the ...

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  Country : Burkina Faso

  Organizations : International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
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Journal article / Governance, Security and human rights,
Assessing the Impact of Climate Extreme Events and Conflicts on Internal Displacement in Burkina Faso 18/08/2025
Summary :
The article “Assessing the Impact of Climate Extreme Events and Conflicts on Internal Displacement in Burkina Faso”, published in January 2025 in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, explores the dynamic links between climate extremes (floods, storms, droughts), conflicts (violent and non-violent, protests), and internal displacement in Burkina Faso from 2018 to 2022 . Findings reveal that in the short term, violent conflicts, demonstrations, and storms are associated with increased internal displacement. In the long term, only violent conflicts and storms remain significantly linked to displacement, while floods show no significant impact and the effect of demonstrations diminishes over time . The study underlines the need for effective conflict management and climate adaptation strategies to mitigate forced displacement.
Keywords :
Migration, Climate change, Security, Conflict
Organizations :
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
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