Africa: Does Climate Change Lead to More Migration? Here's Why Researchers Can't Agree On the Evidence

Images of families displaced by floods, prolonged droughts or extreme storms have become a distressingly regular feature of the daily news. As the impact of climate change… Read more »

Africa: Anti-Foreigner Violence in South Africa Is Easily Sparked - What Hasn't Been Done to Deal With It

Threats and deadly conflict over migration are spreading fast in South Africa. This is hugely worrying and could result in widespread injury and killings, as it has in the past. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Anti-Migrant Campaigns Use the Language of Democracy - Why That's Dangerous

Anti-migrant campaigns in South Africa are increasingly being framed as acts of community protection. Protesters present their efforts as a response to community concerns about… Read more »

Africa: Europe Is Spending Billions On Deporting Migrants. Why the Strategy Isn't Working

For over a decade, the European Union (EU) has relied on external partnerships to increase the return of migrants who don't have the right to stay in Europe. It has used a growing… Read more »

South Africa: South Africans Are Far Less Tolerant of Migrants Than Before - Hotspots, Drivers and Solutions

Anti-immigrant marches in several major South African cities (such as Tshwane and Johannesburg) in early May 2026 once again led to questions being asked about xenophobia in… Read more »

Africa: EU 'Return Hubs' - What Are They, and How Will They Change the Rights of Migrants and Asylum Seekers?

The EU is in the process of creating a new system that will make it easier to return irregularly present migrants to their country of origin. The legislation, known as the Returns… Read more »

Africa: AI-Driven Border Surveillance Is Spreading Across West Africa. What This Means for Migrants' Rights

West Africa as a region has long had one of the most mobile populations in the world. Since 1979, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has allowed citizens of its… Read more »

Africa: African Migration - Focusing On Europe Misses the Point - Most People Move Within the Continent

Images of rubber dinghies overcrowded with refugees heading for Europe and narratives about mistreatment and exploitation of migrants on unsafe migration routes have come to… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's New Immigration Policy Takes a Digital Direction - Will It Succeed?

South Africa has a new draft white paper on immigration, citizenship and refugees. This, the fourth in three decades, represents a step change from the previous efforts. It is a… Read more »

Botswana: Marriage and Migration - What Happens When Men Return to the Family Home in Botswana

The history of labour migration in Botswana can be linked to the discovery of gold and diamonds in South Africa in the late 19th century. South Africa needed cheap labour, and men… Read more »

Sudan: 'I Have to Talk About It So That the World Can Know What Happened to Women and Girls in Sudan' - Rape and Terror Sparks Mass Migration

I was in Khartoum when the conflict started. Armed soldiers of Arabs came to our house and they wanted to loot groundnuts, but my mother resisted opening the door. Immediately, one… Read more »

Africa: Where Did the First People Come From? the Case for a Coastal Migration From Southern Africa

The origins and migrations of modern humans around the world are a hot topic of debate. Genetic analyses have pointed to Africa as the continent from which our ancestors dispersed… Read more »

South Africa: Ethiopian Quarter - How Migrants Have Shaped a Thriving Shopping District in South Africa's City of Gold

Since its founding in 1886, Johannesburg, has been a city of migrants, internal and international. But the economic capital of South Africa has undergone big changes since 1994… Read more »

Africa: The Great Wildebeest Migration, Seen From Space - Satellites and AI Are Helping Count Africa's Wildlife

The Great Wildebeest Migration is one of the most remarkable natural spectacles on Earth. Each year, immense herds of wildebeest, joined by zebras and gazelles, travel 800-1,000km… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Has Signed a Deal With the U.S. to Take Asylum Seekers - What's Behind It and What's At Stake

A new deal to deport asylum seekers from the US to Uganda was announced in August 2025. The full agreement, already signed by the ambassadors of the two countries at the end of… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Photographer Michael Oyinbokure Challenges Stereotypes About Migrants

As migration continues to dominate global news and shape political discourse, mainstream media often carry stereotypical images of immigrants, portraying them as displaced,… Read more »

Ethiopia: 250,000 Ethiopians Migrate Every Year - What Drives Them and What Needs to Change

Migration is increasingly replacing the traditional, education-focused life paths that shaped previous generations in Ethiopia. In the past, becoming a civil servant after… Read more »

Africa: African Migration - 5 Trends and What's Driving Them

The Donald Trump administration issued an executive order in June 2025 banning nationals from 12 countries from travelling to the United States. It also imposed entry restrictions… Read more »

South Africa: Migrants in South Africa's Economic Powerhouse Often Go Hungry - the Drivers and What Can Be Done About It

About 281 million people globally have migrated from their country of origin to another country. This movement can be temporary or permanent and can occur for various reasons,… Read more »