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Migration and Smuggling: ECOWAS Parliament calls for sustainable reintegration

The Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has taken a further step forward in managing migration flows within the region. Meeting in plenary session in Accra, the Community’s lawmakers adopted a resolution calling on all member states to step up their efforts towards reintegrating returning migrants and providing support for victims …

[Press review]Migration: Striking a Balance Between Inclusion, Border Control

In both Africa and Europe, news surrounding migration in September have focused on initiatives aimed at inclusion, while also highlighting the ongoing tragedies along migration routes and the tightening of border control policies. Whilst some countries are putting in place structures to host and support migrants, tensions at Europe’s borders and debates on the protection …

Forced Migration: International Aid Agencies Must Learn to Trust Local NGOs

In humanitarian crises, displaced populations are often portrayed as mere beneficiary recipients of aid. Yet they are often the first ones to take action, to provide assistance to their loved ones and to keep community solidarity efforts alive. This is one of the key outcomes of the 28th edition of the Journal of Forced Migration, …

Mauritania: When Climate Change Closes the Doors to Departure

A new IOM study reveals a contradiction in southern and south-eastern Mauritania, where the communities most prone to climate change are also those least able to flee, adapt or protect themselves. Far from the images of mass exoduses, it is a sense of being trapped that prevails. We often picture the climate crisis as a …

Senegal: On the Canary Islands Route, Migrants Stories Also Told in Figures

Between April and May 2026, the International Organisation of Migration recorded 1,475 people involved in movements through the Canary Islands route, 880 of whom were preparing to leave. A few months later, the rescue of 1,046 people who had sailed from The Gambia served as a reminder of the risks inherent in this crossing. Hidden …

The Contradictory Nature of Beninese Migration

From the West African sub-region to the West, via Central, Southern and East Africa, and even Asia, Beninese people are on the move in search of new opportunities, as well as skills and new experiences. However, the reality behind this mobility is far from what it might seem. Long seen as a response to precarious …