Aged 24, Mouhamadou Kpaka is a young Beninese writer, author of a collection of five short stories entitled The Battle of the Desert – La Bataille du Désert, published in February 2023 by Editions Encres Universelles in Cotonou, Benin. He tells Dialogue Migration about social realities, his queries on contemporary issues and reveals motivation behind […]
Dialogue Migration has immersed the Senegalese Mouride community based in Nouakchott, specifically in the district called cinquième. The visit coincided with the celebration of the kazu rajab, a day of prayer dedicated to the second khalif general of the Mourides, Serigne Fallou Mbacké.
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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