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Cultures, territories and migration journeys across the African continent.

Land degradation, paths to emigration: what the soil tells us about migration from Senegal
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Land degradation, paths to emigration: what the soil tells us about migration from Senegal

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), …

25 Sept 2026 Ndiémé Faye Ndiémé Faye
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Migration and mental health, silent suffering of exilées
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Migration and mental health, silent suffering of exilées

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 …

2 Sept 2026 Ndengar Masbé Ndengar Masbé
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In Benin, terms that frame migration according to INStaD
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In Benin, terms that frame migration according to INStaD

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 …

2 Sept 2026 Ange Banouwin Ange Banouwin
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Migrant women, gender-based violence and Benin’s institutional response
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Migrant women, gender-based violence and Benin’s institutional response

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 …

2 Sept 2026 Ange Banouwin Ange Banouwin
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Deep in the Sahel, another reading of migration takes shape in N’Djamena
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Deep in the Sahel, another reading of migration takes shape in N’Djamena

For four days, Burkinabè culture came to the heart of N’Djamena, Chad’s capital. Behind the flavours, the fabrics and the sounds, the ‘72 Hours of Burkina Faso in Chad’, held from 2 to 5 April 2026 under the theme ‘Burkina Faso at the heart of authenticity — my plate, my pride’, sketched a different reading …

2 Sept 2026 Tamaltan Inès Sikngaye Tamaltan Inès Sikngaye
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Impeded mobility, circulation reinvented by ‘Colibri littéraire’
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Impeded mobility, circulation reinvented by ‘Colibri littéraire’

‘Colibri littéraire’ is redrawing the horizon for African book professionals. Facing the mobility barriers that weigh on the sector, a Beninese initiative proposes to move works rather than authors. With the Colibri littéraire platform, the circulation of books becomes a concrete answer to the geographical, economic and structural barriers of the trade. In the popular …

2 Sept 2026 Ange Banouwin Ange Banouwin
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Ten years of modernisation put Lomé airport at heart of West African mobility
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Ten years of modernisation put Lomé airport at heart of West African mobility

At Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport, a symbolic new chapter is opening. Ten years after its new terminal came into service in 2016, Lomé’s airport is steadily emerging as a key hub in West Africa. Behind the traffic figures and the expansion plans, ever more significant migration dynamics are taking shape across the sub-region. Economic mobility, …

2 Sept 2026 Koffi Dzakpata Koffi Dzakpata
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How toxic narratives about migration take root
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How toxic narratives about migration take root

In an age of digital media and greater mobility, migration sits at the centre of public debate. It is also one of the fields most exposed to disinformation. Between rumour, exaggeration and political manipulation, ‘toxic imaginaries’ take shape that steer perceptions, feed fears and shape migration policy. Here is a closer look at a phenomenon …

2 Sept 2026 Koffi Dzakpata Koffi Dzakpata
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Visa refusals and silent anger of African youth
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Visa refusals and silent anger of African youth

For thousands of young Africans, getting a visa has become an obstacle course. Behind the figures, one reality stands out: a growing frustration, often silent, but deeply rooted. Between dreams of study, career opportunities and a simple wish to move, repeated refusals feed a sense of injustice and exclusion. Recent data from the Centre for …

2 Sept 2026 Koffi Dzakpata Koffi Dzakpata
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On WhatsApp, Europe looks like El Dorado — but what is real?
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On WhatsApp, Europe looks like El Dorado — but what is real?

Leaving home can be a choice or a necessity. Some departures, though, spring from misleading claims and false promises. These messages spread widely on social media, especially on WhatsApp, and they sell a Europe that is easy to reach, generous and prosperous. On WhatsApp and other networks, Europe often appears as a land of opportunity …

2 Sept 2026 Ndengar Masbé Ndengar Masbé
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Migration in Africa in 2026, navigating crises, challenges and reform
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Migration in Africa in 2026, navigating crises, challenges and reform

By 2026, migration had become a central issue in Africa and around the world. Its realities remain deeply worrying: deportations from Western countries, the outsourcing of migration controls, work restrictions in some African countries, displacement driven by insecurity and climate change, and trafficking, torture and shipwrecks. In response, experts and stakeholders are calling for a …

2 Sept 2026 Ange Banouwin Ange Banouwin
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A feminine odyssey of sacrifice, reshaping the Saharan tragedy
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A feminine odyssey of sacrifice, reshaping the Saharan tragedy

For decades, the migrants crossing the Sahara were assumed to be young men travelling alone. But the data from 2025 lays that myth to rest. The IOM has recorded a 32% rise in the number of women and children on these routes. The shift signals a change in how Sahelian households try to survive, but …

2 Sept 2026 Youssouf Abdoulaye Haidara Youssouf Abdoulaye Haidara
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