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Africa’s youth are key to informing the debate on African migrations
The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.Around 60% of Africa’s population is currently under 25. By 2100, Africa’s youth population could be equivalent to twice Europe’s total population. This prospect is a double-edged sword, bringing… Read more
Rallying African youth to tackle Africa's migration 'crisis'
The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.When I decided to return to Ghana after two years of pursuing postgraduate study in the UK, I knew the decision would not go down well with many of my friends who had earlier encouraged me to stay… Read more
Hoping for an African Renaissance
The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. All data in this blog are taken from 2019 Ibrahim Forum Report.Around 60% of Africa’s population is currently under 25. As the largest cohort in history, young Africans will determine the future… Read more
Misconceptions about cross-border mobility and their implications for a sustainable management of African migrations
The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. All data in this blog are taken from 2019 Ibrahim Forum Report.An impromptu class debate with my undergraduate students enlightened me about how young minds from a range of countries and… Read more
Agriculture, technology and youth: key to future job creation in Africa
I’m delighted to see that the focus of the Ibrahim Forum this year is African migrations. Today, we finally have a platform to tell the real story of African migration. As panellists and guests our mission at the Ibrahim Governance Weekend is to hold an African-led conversation about migrations, youth, jobs and mobility. When Mo and his… Read more
Time for an African vision, African action on migration
Our country is proud to host the Ibrahim Governance Weekend (5-7 April, 2019), which takes African migrations as its central theme.Côte d’Ivoire is a transit country for African migrants travelling to Europe; and that is the primary prism through which our policies and actions on migration are defined.But a key fact is missed: 70% of sub-Saharan … Read more
African migrations: opportunity not crisis
The 2019 Ibrahim Governance Weekend (IGW) highlighted an urgent need for robust data and informed policy to manage mobility and spur economic development.Debating and discussing African migrations, youth and jobs, the IGW, held in Abidjan from 5-7 April, heard that the global view of African migrations urgently needs to be reset since distorted… Read more
Migration is as old as humanity and should be welcomed
Written by David Pilling. This article was originally published in The Financial Times on Wednesday, 10 April.Hear the words 'African migrant' and many Europeans conjure up the image of a boat-full of desperate young men fleeing violence and unspeakable poverty in some benighted part of the continent. Like many stereotypes, that image contains a… Read more
Youth entrepreneurship in Africa: jobs and dignity
In February 2016, Bubacarr Jaiteh left his home in The Gambia in search of greener pastures. His destination: the ‘backway’ – what Gambians call the overland journey through neighbouring African countries to get to Europe.He would have had company. The World Bank estimates that The Gambia has sent a higher share of its population to Europe than… Read more
Statement on the situation in Sudan
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation salutes the courage and resilience of the people of Sudan, who have unwaveringly sustained, since last December, a decentralised and peaceful popular uprising throughout the entire country. The people of Sudan stood up for democracy and ended Omar al-Bashir and his Islamicist brutal and corrupt regime’s iron fist hold on… Read more
