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Putting disaster and climate-related displacement at the center of political agendas in Africa

More and more people are displaced within and outside their own countries due to wars and violence. Inside the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 5.6 million people are displaced. In a country with the largest displaced population on the African continent and one of the largest in the world, a young activist for change …

Western multinationals and powers rush to the African subsoil: Migration covered up

The movements of people, from one point to another on the globe, increasingly follow the path of natural resources. In the latter area, Africa is one of the parts of the world best endowed by Mother Nature. It is a continent with a very rich subsoil in vital elements for the economies of developing countries. …

Mirabelle 18, an angel on the road to resilience

To escape the lust of her mother’s husband, 18-year-old Mirabelle decides to leave the family unit in Nigeria for Burkina Faso, abandoning her mother and five youngest children. But in the host country, the illusion turns short for the girl. Coming with the promise of a well-documented job in stores in Burkina Faso, Mirabelle realizes …

Experts explain migrants’ rights, free movement, laws and international conventions

Migration is neither a problem nor a crime. Throughout the history of mankind, people have always felt the need to move from one part of the world to another to find better living conditions or for various other reasons. The advent of communities and borders at a certain stage of life on this planet has …

Guinea: a young man narrates his misfortune on the migration route

There are many young Guineans returning home after trying to cross the Mediterranean clandestinely without success. Boubacar Sow is one of them. Like everyone else, he had left Guinea hoping for a better life. But as expected, the rest was hellish. This is what emerges from his story. Dialogue Migration went to meet him. Aged …

Makaila Nguebla, the former exile who now whispers in the ear of the Chadian President

Our guest of the day has a rich and winding background. From his first posts in 2000, Makaila Nguebla, a Chadian journalist and blogger, incurred the wrath of the regime of Idriss Déby senior, who ruled Chad from 1990 to 2021. He then went into exile in Senegal, in the country of Teranga; he became …