The decision to close several gold mining sites in Mali and forcibly repatriate hundreds of workers from Niger is creating a new human and economic crisis for already vulnerable communities. Beyond the individual trauma, this impending population movement threatens to worsen food insecurity, economic precarity and social tensions in the regions in Niger, already identified […]
Lomé, the Togolese capital is changing rapidly. Between 2010 and 2022, the population of the Greater Lomé area increased steadily by around 2.5–3% each year, growing from approximately 1.57 million to over 2.1 million inhabitants. This demographic increase, driven by ongoing rural exodus and internal migration, exerts significant pressure on housing, transportation, sanitation, healthcare and […]
In Togolese and West African public debate, terms such as ‘migrant’, ‘refugee’, ‘displaced person’ and ‘mobile person’ are often misused, leading to confusion. Yet these terms refer to very different legal, social and human realities. The following text clarifies these concepts by combining international definitions with the Togolese context. Mobile person: A mobile person is […]
As the saying goes: “the world has been populated by migration”. However, migration flows are not uniform; some countries are better known as countries of departure, some as destination or host countries and some as both. What about Togo? This small West African nation, which borders the Atlantic Ocean and is part of the Lagos-Abidjan […]
An increasing number of Togolese people living abroad are acquiring the citizenship of their host country while maintaining a strong connection to Togo. The central question is whether dual citizenship is an opportunity for Togo, or whether it constitutes an obstacle to the harmonious reintegration of the diaspora. This issue raises profound legal, political and […]
Migration is more than just moving to a new place; it also means adapting to a different cultural, social, and economic environment. For Togolese migrants or future migrants, language plays a crucial role in integration, as well as in gaining access to employment, public services and local communities. Whether they settle in Europe, the Arab […]
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