Migration | ISS Africa

27 Nov 2024 / by Ottilia Anna Maunganidze & Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo

Block by block: unpuzzling Africa’s migration governance landscape

With harmonised migration policies, Africa can reap the benefits of regulated movement and tackle the effects of irregular migration.

21 Nov 2024 / by Margaret Monyani

Shifting sands: migration policy and governance in Libya, Tunisia and Egypt

North Africa is a focal point for global migration flows, making effective and humane management approaches vital.

13 Nov 2024 / by Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo

Remittances can help fill funding gaps for climate adaptation

More attention should be given to how remittances can help African countries withstand and adapt to climate change.

01 Nov 2024 / by Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo

Migrant remittances: a climate change lifeline for Africans

While public climate financing remains inadequate, remittances offer several unique advantages.

07 Oct 2024 / by Margaret Monyani & Mmabatho Mongae

South Africa’s GNU faces an uphill battle on migration policy

Can the Government of National Unity reconcile its members’ competing interests and achieve a pragmatic, unified approach?

14 Aug 2024

ISS Live: How will South Africa’s unity government manage migration?

This event explores the migration governance issues facing the country’s new Government of National Unity.

14 Aug 2024

How will South Africa’s unity government manage migration?

This event will explore the migration governance issues facing the country’s new Government of National Unity.

08 Aug 2024 / by Jakkie Cilliers

Large-scale future migration will reshape global demographics

Instead of reinforcing borders, African and Western governments should handle unprecedented migration levels by negotiating skilled-worker agreements.

30 Jul 2024 / by Xhanti Mhlambiso & Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo

Are the Olympics ‘wide open’ to Africans?

Many Africans are denied access to sporting events, and athletes and performers are exposed to discrimination and racial abuse.

16 Jul 2024 / by Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo & James Owino

Will Kenya be better prepared when floods hit again?

Flooding claimed many lives and left hundreds of thousands displaced, dispossessed and angry at the authorities who failed them.

08 Jul 2024 / by Borges Nhamirre & Isel Ras

Mozambique can learn from other African countries about hosting IDPs

Assisting internally displaced people is crucial for humanitarian and security reasons, but the government has no plan to support them.

20 Jun 2024 / by Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo

African refugees neglected as crises worsen

World Refugee Day is a reminder that Africa and the world cannot peacefully maintain the current pace of displacement.