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AFRICAFE: African Migration Trends in 2024

October 17, 2024
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International Relations
International Cooperation
Africa

Migration trends across Africa are shaped by economic pressures, climate change, and political instability. These factors drive movement both within the continent and beyond, creating significant challenges for migrants, including legal obstacles and difficulties with social integration in host countries. The effects of migration are felt in both origin and destination countries, influencing their economies and cultures. Technology and digital connectivity are also transforming migration experiences by providing essential resources and information. In this episode of Africafé, we explore the 2024 African Migration trends and discuss these pressing issues with Amal El Ouassif, Senior International Relations Specialist.

Speakers
Ahmed Ouhnini
Economist, Policy Center for the New South
Ahmed Ouhnini is an Economist at the Policy Center for the New South. His research area covers agricultural economics, human and social development. Previously, he has worked as a researcher at the Paris School of Economics (PSE) and has also a record of working in consulting services in Morocco. Ahmed holds an engineering Diploma in Agriculture and Rural Development from the National School of Agriculture of Meknes and a Master’s Degree in Law, Economics and Management from the Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne Institute of Development. ...
Amal El Ouassif
International Relations Specialist
Amal El Ouassif is an International Relations Specialist  at the Policy Center for the New South. Prior to this, she worked as a program coordinator at the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and served as a consultant in development policies with the office of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Morocco. She is also a former bluebook trainee in the Directorate General of Employment Social Affairs and Inclusion in the European Commission in Brussels. Amal has a Master of Art in EU’s International Relations and Diplomacy Studies, from the College of Europe in Bruges and a Master in Development Studies from UPMF-Grenoble. Her area of interest include Africa- Europe cooperation and migration. ...

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