Cultures, territories and migration journeys across the African continent.
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At Môle 3 in the Port of Dakar, the final curtain fell on an ambitious pan-African series. Combining hard-hitting fiction with support from the security forces, this 300 million CFA francs project aims to use cinema as a powerful tool for raising awareness. The final shot was filmed at Môle 3 in the Port of …
France has lifted an additional financial requirement imposed on Cameroonian students applying for a student visa. Since July, those accepted into private institutions have been required to provide proof of full payment for their first year’s tuition fees or to have the corresponding amount available. This provision was eventually dropped, without making any changes to …
On Saturday 19 September 2026, Bordeaux vibrated to the sound of the Sabar. Gathered around the drums, dancing and singing, Senegalese people from the diaspora shared a moment of festivity, cultural transmission and renewed connections. Within the circle, different generations mingled, whilst people from Bordeaux with various backgrounds also found themselves carried away by the …
As registration for the AES biometric national identity card begins in Agadez on 15 September 2026, Niger is taking a new step towards modernising its identity documents. Beyond technological innovation, this reform raises key questions: how can border security be enhanced without hindering traditional mobility? How can access to official identification be ensured for desert …
West Africa is currently undergoing one of the most tumultuous periods in its post-colonial history. Whilst endemic security crises continue to rewrite the map of State influence, another upheaval – more silent but just as pervasive – is taking place on the ground: the transformation of migration routes and intra-regional mobility. The recent diplomatic rifts, …
As a historic crossroads for Sahelian mobility, Niger must strike a balance between controlling its borders, combating criminal networks and protecting populations at risk. From the Agadez region to the areas of forced displacement in Tillabéri, Tahoua and Diffa, this challenge is becoming increasingly complex due to insecurity, climate pressures and regional political changes. In …
Every year, young African women leave their home countries in search of work. Looking after others – particularly babies, children and the elderly, as well as doing housework – whilst the work they have chosen to do is noble, they do not always, in return, enjoy the kindness of certain employers. They are often subjected …
Leaving home is often a huge leap into the unknown. But it is not uncommon for children to set off on their own, risking their lives by crossing the Mediterranean or the desert, in the hope of surviving. Those who make it to the end of their ordeal usually face tremendous difficulties, even more so …
In Senegal, migration is never driven by a single cause. However, in several rural and coastal areas, land degradation, the scarcity of resources and the fallouts of climate change are contributing to the deterioration of living conditions and may influence decisions to leave. As COP17 on desertification gets underway in Ulaanbaatar (the capital of Mongolia), …
Leaving your country is never trivial. When forced, it becomes an ordeal that fractures a life in many ways. Some people migrate by choice; others have no option but to go. For the latter, every step into the unknown cuts deep. The pain is dull, sometimes invisible, but it lodges in the mind. To leave …
As migration increasingly shapes economic and social life in West Africa, a common language to understand it becomes essential. In Benin, the National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INStaD) sets the benchmarks. Through a series of precise definitions, the institute helps harmonise analysis, read the data better and inform public policy. Two ideas sit at …
Female migration often looks like a chance for economic empowerment, yet it remains a journey full of pitfalls. Gender-based violence (GBV) stands at the front of them, and it hits women on the move hardest. In Benin, the GBV that migrant women endure marks the social, legal and economic fractures running through migration. Awareness campaigns …