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Cultures, territories and migration journeys across the African continent.

Difference between forced refugees, voluntary refugees and internally displaced persons
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Difference between forced refugees, voluntary refugees and internally displaced persons

Forced refugees, voluntary refugees and internally displaced persons are terms often used everyday. While experts are familiar with their definitions, characteristics and specific features, they remain unclear to many people. This fact sheet aims to clarify these concepts to improve understanding. Refugees Who is a refugee? This question urges to explore the definition from various …

20 Jun 2026 Ndengar Masbé Ndengar Masbé
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Togolese artists, musicians’ mobility: opportunity or brain drain?
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Togolese artists, musicians’ mobility: opportunity or brain drain?

Art and music play a central role in Togolese identity, with artists playing an active part in shaping and transmitting national culture. This encompasses both traditional genres, such as agbaza, tchakpalé, and kamou and contemporary forms, including rap, Afrobeat, slam poetry, urban dance, photography, and visual arts. However, in recent years, many Togolese artists have …

20 Jun 2026 Koffi Dzakpata Koffi Dzakpata
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Entering, staying and travelling: comprehensive guide to travel formalities in Niger
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Entering, staying and travelling: comprehensive guide to travel formalities in Niger

Venturing into Niger requires more than a desire for discovery. Before exploring its unique landscapes and age-old traditions, you must engage in a rigorous process in which every formality plays a decisive role. Passports, visas and international vaccination certificates are all part of a framework designed to ensure security, order and compliance. From the moment …

20 Jun 2026 Youssouf Abdoulaye Haidara Youssouf Abdoulaye Haidara
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Does diaspora money make a difference to develop in Niger?
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Does diaspora money make a difference to develop in Niger?

The southern regions of Tahoua and Zinder in Niger reveal two contrasting aspects of migration. According to a report by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), this phenomenon, driven primarily by young men seeking opportunities, has a profound impact on local economic and social life. While migrating to Libya, Nigeria or Algeria is a common …

20 Jun 2026 Youssouf Abdoulaye Haidara Youssouf Abdoulaye Haidara
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Africa Cup of Nations as catalyst for social cohesion in Nouakchott
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Africa Cup of Nations as catalyst for social cohesion in Nouakchott

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Nouakchott has attracted far more than just football fans. Over the course of several weeks, public match screenings have provided a platform for a social cohesion initiative led by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Mauritanian non-governmental organisation Innovation for Development, and supported by the European …

20 Jun 2026 Ndiémé Faye Ndiémé Faye
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Climate migration in Africa: myth or reality?
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Climate migration in Africa: myth or reality?

The issue of climate migration, i.e. human movement linked to the effects of climate change, is a topic of increasing debate in political, scientific and humanitarian circles. While some regard it as a theoretical hypothesis or an alarmist discourse, others see it as a tangible reality, with millions of Africans being forced to move within …

20 Jun 2026 Koffi Dzakpata Koffi Dzakpata
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From forced exile to statelessness: the never-ending struggle of Chadian activist, Makaila N’Guebla
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From forced exile to statelessness: the never-ending struggle of Chadian activist, Makaila N’Guebla

The man is involved in countless endeavours. His life has never been smooth sailing. From Chad to France, via Tunisia, Senegal and Guinea-Conakry, human rights defender Makaila N’guebla has suffered a real ordeal. Hunted by the N’Djamena regime for over a decade, expelled from Tunisia and Senegal, and finally welcomed in Guinea before finding refuge …

29 Apr 2026 Ndengar Masbé Ndengar Masbé
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Story of world-renowned pastry chef from Chad
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Story of world-renowned pastry chef from Chad

Through his pastries, he shares his personal journey and that of his nation, forging connections between cultures. Born in Faya-Largeau in northern Chad, at the edge of the Sahara desert, Hissein Mahamoud Barkai is an international renowned pastry chef. Having grown up in Chad, Libya and Algeria, he now lives in France, where he has …

25 Feb 2026 Ndengar Masbé Ndengar Masbé
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Working in Benin to produce in the Sahel
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Working in Benin to produce in the Sahel

The seasonal mobility of certain communities in the West African subregion is dynamic. This reality benefits both countries of origin and host countries, despite existing fears and apprehensions. For the past few weeks, customers of this maquis bar on the outskirts of Cotonou have not seen the ‘tchatchanga’ vendor, who sells a speciality of grilled …

23 Feb 2026 Ange Banouwin Ange Banouwin
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Niger between survival transfers and stalled investment
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Niger between survival transfers and stalled investment

Niger is an economy on life support. In Tahoua and Zinder, thousands of households depend almost entirely on the financial support of relatives working abroad. A study by the IOM in October 2024, which surveyed 2,345 migrants, indicates thatthe money sent home is used for food, healthcare and school fees. There is almost nothing left …

18 Feb 2026 Youssouf Abdoulaye Haidara Youssouf Abdoulaye Haidara
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The many hands behind Benin’s insfrastructural transformation
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The many hands behind Benin’s insfrastructural transformation

Sectors such as building and public works (BTP) lie at the heart of national development. In Benin, one of the country’s flagship projects, which is helping to restore the image of the economic capital and several other cities, is being carried out by many hands.One December morning in 2025, in Adjagbo on the outskirts of …

17 Feb 2026 Ange Banouwin Ange Banouwin
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Festival of Africans in Niger celebrates ancestral heritage,breaking down of barriers
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Festival of Africans in Niger celebrates ancestral heritage,breaking down of barriers

The seventh edition of the festival is currently taking place in Niger. Beyond the festivities, the event is a living laboratory of continental unity. At the Radisson Blu, which has been transformed into a crossroads of peoples for the occasion, artisans from West and Central Africa are demonstrating the concept of developing a shared identity …

16 Feb 2026 Youssouf Abdoulaye Haidara Youssouf Abdoulaye Haidara
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