African Migration Hub


Podcasts


Episode 7: EU-Africa Cooperation & its Discontents

How are policies governing human movement between Europe and Africa formulated? Political elites in both continents like to refer to migration diplomacy involving the EU and African countries as ‘cooperation’ based on partnerships between equals.

Episode 4: Migration and Displacement in African Cities

Where does migration policy happen? Who devises and implements it?Researchers and policymakers are increasingly cognisant of the fact that beyond interior ministries, borders and refugee camps, the stakeholders of migration governance encompass city-level decision-makers and municipal authorities. Most migrants do not cross international borders.

Episode 8: The Black Mediterranean

In recent years, thousands of migrants seeking to reach Europe have drowned in the Mediterranean. Mediatized images of travelers crammed into vessels have become all-too familiar. Horrific coverage of these boats capsizing has constructed a morbid notion of the Mediterranean as a space of death and desperation for African migrants.

Episode 2: Pan Africanism & Intra-African Migration

As an idea, a rallying call and people’s movement, Pan Africanism is integral to the history of political thought and mobilization in Africa and its global diaspora. But what is its relevance to policymakers in the field of migration?

Episode 6: Queer and Trans African Mobilities

What’s distinct about LGBTI experiences of migration and displacement within and from the African continent? How does the current system of international protection cater for the difficulties and discriminations faced by border-crossing sexual and gender minorities?

Episode 5: Between Risk and Reward: Migration to the Middle East from East Africa and the Horn

Why is migration from countries such as Ethiopia along the so-called ‘Eastern Route’ so dangerous? How is it that Kenyan and Ugandan workers were so badly abused and exploited in Qatar before, during and after the World Cup despite the media attention this issue received.

Episode 3: Kenya's Refugee Policy: Towards Coherence?

Despite its relative generosity, Kenya’s Refugee policy has been described by leading experts as contradictory and incoherent. Why does a country containing some of the largest refugee camps in the world periodically threaten to close them?

Articles


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Editorial: Forced Evictions & Development-induced Displacement in African Cities

Published: 25 August 2023
Forced evictions are a form of invisible displacement. Their causes and consequences for communities can be devastating; the benefits they bring are unclear. Why then, do they elicit such little concern among policymakers? This richly illustrated multi-media dossier contains reportage, analysis, policy recommendations from several African cities as well as oral testimonies on migration and displacement in Nairobi.

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Publications


Contested mobility norms

Contested Mobility Norms in Africa

Published: 14 November 2024
New Publication
The goal of this report is to enhance understanding of how to improve cooperation on migration partnerships between African and European stakeholders by actually integrating African mobility norms and providing space for their expression 
By Franzisca Zanker and Amanda Bisong
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Development Induced Displacement in Kenyan Cities

Published: 15 December 2023
New Publication
This policy brief addresses the problem of forced evictions resulting from development in Kenyan cities. In it, the author synthesizes the findings of a conference on ‘Urban Displacement’ convened by the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s African Migration Hub in Nairobi on August 28th 2023. Surveying a wide range of literature and legal cases brought by civil society on behalf of displaced communities, Development-induced Displacement in Kenyan Cities provides new and original policy recommendations on how to improve migration and displacement governance at the local, national, and international level.
By Fabian Oriri
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Internal Displacement in Ethiopia: Towards a New Policy and Legal Framework for Durable Solutions

Published: 26 June 2023
New Publication
This analysis reviews and identifies gaps within the existing legal and policy frameworks related to internally displaced persons (IDPs) using an approach based on human security. It provides recommendations on the protection of these groups from attacks, pervasive human rights abuses and re-displacement, thereby contributing to the consolidation of a durable solution based on proactive policies and a new legal framework.
By Bereket Tsegay and Kiya Gezahegne


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