This month's Africa in Fact looks at migration and displacement.
Every year, millions of Africans pack their belongings and leave behind families and friends. A hostile environment-war, persecution, insecurity-pushes some to seek refuge. Others leave searching for a job, better education or adventure.
Government performance underlies most migration stories. Improving it promotes voluntary, desirable migration: it matches skills and capital with opportunities in other places. And it also reduces forced migration, allowing people to remain with their families and friends rather than fleeing from war or persecution.
Content may be republished with attribution to Africa in Fact, the journal of Good Governance Africa.
For feedback and queries, please contact John Endres or James Stent.
John Endres
CEO
Good Governance Africa
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Statisticians on the frontline by Simon Allison
Counting refugees in conflict situations is a dangerous and imprecise task, sometimes clouded by politics
"This life of refugee" by Ben Rawlence
Somalis in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp occupy the grey spaces of international law
From Mogadishu to Minneapolis, and back by Brian Klaas
The Somali diaspora is a blessing and a curse for the government back home
Diaspora dollars by Felicity Thompson
Africans abroad can help reduce poverty by investing back home
Sinking hope by Kebba Dibba
Thousands of Africans drown every year as they sail to Europe in search of jobs
Rumble in the Belgian bungle by Carol Jean Gallo
Citizenship questions are at the heart of the DRC's conflict
Passage to Africa by Ronak Gopaldas
Indians in Africa: from adventurous seafaring traders to forced labourers to billionaire businessmen
Moving sideways by Shaun Swingler
Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire: even slim increases in potential income draw immigrants from one poor country to another
After the fire, before the rain by Matthew Newsome
South Sudan: a deadly conflict has sent thousands fleeing across Africa's newest border
The latest edition of African in Fact can also be downloaded in PDF format here.
Click here to sign up for Good Governance Africa's free newsletter. GGA can also be followed on Twitter here.
