Feminisation of Migration: Reflections from the SIHMA Public Lecture at UWC
Migration has long been framed as a predominantly male phenomenon, shaped by narratives of labor mobility and economic survival. However, the trends and patterns of migration has shifted over the centuries with more women migrating as the economic providers of their families. Building on the relationship that the Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa (SIHMA) has with the University of the Western Cape, and bringing non-academic setting experience, SIHMA delivered a lecture...
Cameroon: A Story of Shared Resilience and Open Borders
Cameroon is often referred to as “Africa in Miniature”, serving as a profound statement to the power of shared resilience in the face of complex migration dynamics. Since its independence, the nation has established a warm tradition of hospitality, evolving from a signatory of international protocols such as the 1951 Refugee Convention into a vital sanctuary that hosts over 413,000 refugees and asylum seekers (Operational Data Portal, 2026)
Zimbabwe’s Migration Profile: A Journey Toward Inclusive Migration
Zimbabwe stands at an intersection of movement, where resilience and integration meet. While international headlines often focus on movements of people away from the country, a deeper and more nuanced story exists within the country’s own borders. The Atlas of African migration provides a detailed look at these ever-changing patterns, moving us beyond headlines and directly into ground data and reports. Rather than looking at migration as a challenge, the Zimbabwean government...
The Human Reality of Migration in Angola
Migration is often seen as and reviewed through the lens of policies, statistics and legal frameworks. Yet, behind every number is a real person: a family looking for safety, a child crossing the border or a local community trying to help newcomers while dealing with its own money problems. To understand migration in Angola, we need to connect what the government plans with what actually happens to people. Angola has made significant triumphs...
Intersectionality of Gender, Culture, and Identity in Migrant Women’s Integration in Africa
This blog post is based on the article written by Charity Mawire and Dikeledi Mokoena, titled “Intersectionality of gender, culture and identity in migrant women’s integration in Africa,” which has been published in the African Human Mobility Review (Volume 11, No 3, 2025) (Charity Mawire & Dikeledi Mokoena, 2025). The blog is an overview and summary of their work, which is intended to make key ideas of...
Belonging Denied: How Neoliberal Inclusion Still Excludes Citizens with immigration backgrounds in South Africa
South Africa is widely known as the “Rainbow Nation”, a country that accepts and celebrates diversity, equality and inclusion. The ideology reflects the nation’s aspiration to create a society where people of different cultures, races and background can coexist equally as citizens. However, for many legal immigrants in south Africa, this promise of belonging remains incomplete. Research by Yvonne Zama Sibaya on “The middling Citizenship Trap” highlights the contradiction within citizenship systems
