Understanding Human Mobility in Africa / The Regional Economic Communities of African Union: COMESA
Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and the African Union (AU) The Regional Economic Communities (RECs) are regional groups of African states. The RECs have developed individually and separated from one another and have different roles and structures. Generally, the purpose of the RECs is to facilitate economic integration between members of the individual regions and through the...
Protocol on the Free Movement of People in Africa
Africa is a continent that is noted for its mobility. However, the migration pattern of Africans indicates that most Africans migrate within the continent. As indicated by the Centre for Strategic Studies (2023) and (2024), intra-African migration continues to experience a rise with a 44% increase in intra-African migration since 2010 with 80% of African migrants having no intention to emigrate outside the continent. Despite these trends, migration within the continent is met with increased securitization, rooted in...
Child trafficking in Malawi
by Tiwonge Loga Introduction Child trafficking remains pervasive around the world, as children are continuously recruited and transported at alarming rates for exploitation. Efforts to prevent and combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) are being prioritized by national governments and regional bodies in line with the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime. However, such efforts require a detailed understanding of trafficking in different contexts, patterns and risk factors to the phenomenon, available...
Disability and Migration Intersectionality
Introduction As the number of migrants grows, there are certain groups with specific vulnerabilities that are proportionally increasing in number. Migrants are not a homogenous group, as each individual and family have their own backgrounds, unique struggles, and goals and dreams. In the last decade, proportions of migrants and refugees with disabilities have increased (IOM, 2016). Migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers with disabilities face unique challenges in their countries of origins, space of transition/migration journeys,...
Climate Change And Migration In Africa
Whereas migration is inherently defined by borders, climate change, and its impact materialize without respect for borders. Climate change is defined by the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity. However, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) intricately links climate change to human activity. The UNFCCC defines climate change as the change of climate that is attributed directly...
Understanding Human Mobility in Africa / The Regional Economic Communities of African Union: EAC
Regional Economic Communities (RECs) The Regional Economic Communities (RECs) are regional groupings of African states. The RECs have developed individually and have differing roles and structures. Generally, the purpose of the RECs is to facilitate regional economic integration between members of the individual regions and through the wider African Economic Community (AEC), which was established under the Abuja Treaty (1991). The 1980 Lagos Plan of Action for the Development of Africa and the Abuja Treaty proposed...
Understanding Human Mobility in Africa / The Regional Economic Communities of African Union: SADC
Regional Economic Communities (RECs) The Regional Economic Communities (RECs) are regional groupings of African states. The RECs have developed individually and have differing roles and structures. Generally, the purpose of the RECs is to facilitate regional economic integration between members of the individual regions and through the wider African Economic Community (AEC), which was established under the Abuja Treaty (1991). The 1980 Lagos Plan of Action for the Development of Africa and the Abuja Treaty proposed...
Understanding Human Mobility in Africa / The Regional Economic Communities of African Union: ECOWAS
Regional Economic Communities (RECs) The Regional Economic Communities (RECs) are regional groupings of African states. The RECs have developed individually and have differing roles and structures. Generally, the purpose of the RECs is to facilitate regional economic integration between members of the individual regions and through the wider African Economic Community (AEC), which was established under the Abuja Treaty (1991). The 1980 Lagos Plan of Action for the Development of Africa and the Abuja Treaty proposed...
