Dialogue Migration has been in touch with Ganki Akpou, commonly known as Tanti Maman. Born in Niamey in 1982 to Togolese parents and still living in Niger, she preferred to keep her Togolese nationality. She also maintains her love of sharing by spreading her skills through her tailoring workshop, where she trains young girls.
Climate change and its corollary of low agricultural production have a direct impact on the experiences of people in Nigerien villages. There are many young men and women who leave their regions for big cities including Niamey in search of a better life, according to a study by the World Organization for Migration (IOM) published […]
During the National Culture Week (NCW) in Bobo Dioulasso, the economic capital of Burkina Faso, a village of communities was set up at the craft village, with the flags of several countries flying overhead. This was a sign of an inclusive participation of the countries which have each set up a stand displaying their products. […]
In Africa, as in many other countries, socio-political actors are forced into exile, taking refuge in another country – whether on the continent or in the Western world. This is because of their civic engagement activities. Guinean activist Abdoulaye Oumou Sow shares the twists and turns of his experience with Dialogue Migration. In Guinea Conakry, […]
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.
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