It is true, we do not choose where we are born, but we can choose where we want to live! Why should a privileged group of people be free to move at will on the planet, while a cohort of those left behind should resolve to remain confined to a circumscribed space, under the pretext […]
AfricTivistes launched the Migration Dialogue news platform on 29 September 2022 by organising a webinar under the theme: “The migration issue: looking beyond sensationalism, politicisation and prejudice!” during which the panellists pointed out a series of recommendations in order to have a more ethical narrative around this topic. Migration is a very human phenomenon. However, […]
In her speech, Hélène Brousseau, Project Manager at the Africa Directorate of the French Media Development Agency (CFI), spoke about the Media and Migration initiative CFI implemented for a year and a half. She shared highlights of a recent study conducted on media and migration in Africa and the recommendations made on the subject. According […]
Context As a voice for advocacy and engagement, AfricTivistes has launched an information platform www.dialoguemigration.com to co-produce and disseminate verified, contextualised and circumstantial information on migration away from political divides and sensationalism. The platform aims to produce reliable and balanced information on migration, to create a space for information and dialogue on migration, to serve […]
Hammady Chérif Bah, a Guinean journalist trained in France, returned to his country, specifically to Mamou, the epicentre of « irregular emigration » in Guinea, to meet returned migrants. Having left secretly in search of a better future, these unfortunate immigration candidates, known as “returnees”, are now living a new life far from the illusion […]
Since the train’s whistle stopped sounding, life seems to have stood still in Mahina, Cercle of Bafoulabé, region of Kayes in Mali. Here, all economic activities revolved around the train, which used to leave Bamako for Dakar, the Senegalese capital. The shutdown of railway operations and, consequently, that of the local economy forced many young […]
