Stories and voices of people directly concerned by migration in Africa.
It is a story of two young Congolese siblings, an older brother and a younger sister. These are Gaël Lusala and Marie Thérèse Mavambu. A tumultuous journey made of wounds and scars of life that they tell in a tone charged with emotions. They left their country, DR Congo in 1997 with the whole family …
He landed in Upper Volta, now Burkina Faso in 1980. Arriving in the land of “upright people” for his university studies, following the closure of the University of N’Djamena due to the civil war that broke out on February 12, 1979 in Chad, Ngonndingamlemgoto Alram Nguebnan Ngarndolédjim settled permanently in Ouagadougou, his childhood dream city. …
Basketball player, cartoonist and drawer, Hervé David Honla is a journalist who rarely laughs. As pleasant as he is simple, this naturalized Burkina Faso from Cameroon is constantly at the center of controversy because of his outspoken criticism. Meet this “misunderstood” cultural journalist from Burkina Faso. The journalist is a 2.1m tall, calm gait, imposing …
In Guinea, there are many men who live abroad, who marry, often leaving their wives behind. A situation that is not without consequences on the lives of couples. Some women in this situation spoke with Dialogue Migration. “Distance kills love”, this assertion is controversial. But, as far as our interlocutor is concerned, she holds her …
In Benin, a phenomenon is increasingly attracting more and more attention and creating controversy. The announcement of the departure of reputable young people, artists and musicians, from the country to other destinations to pursue other opportunities is going viral and is making the headlines in the media and the topic of heated discussions on social …
Dear listeners of dialogue migration, welcome! Today we welcome Fatoumata Coulibaly. Born in 1970 in Nioro, Mali, she settled in Mauritania in 1988 with her husband. Currently divorced, she is the mother of 6 children. This fifty-year-old black woman lives in the commune of Sebkha in the suburbs of Nouakchott. Fatoumata is president of the …
To get away from the living conditions in their countries, many young Africans opt for the adventure to the Western world in search of a better life by legal or “illegal” means. Some leave for further education in order to return and serve their respective countries. Young Guineans are therefore not on the sidelines of …
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, …
“We must travel because travel is a source of inspiration. It is undoubtedly this saying that animates many young Nigeriens and leads them to embrace adventure. Illo Tanko was one of them. Now in his fifties, he had left his village to go to Algeria with the aim of doing business there. But, once there, …
“If my mother had not gone to ‘hustle’ in the Congo herself, I certainly would have not been born.” Through her mother, she is a descendant of the Yoruba of Porto-Novo, known for their business and migration acumen. Nathalie Karim was born to a Congolese father from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a …
In Niger, one finds them in the various maintenance or metal carpentry workshops. They are young boys in or out of school, from the countries of the sub-region, whose parents sent them to learn a trade, with the hope that they acquire a skill to enter the working life and help support the family back …
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 …