tailieunhanh - Views on Migration in Sub-Saharan Africa

Migration by the poor is a scorching issue in the world today – both inside their own countries and on the international scene, the world’s poor are voting with their feet to escape poverty and make their bid for new lives in new places. Public anxiety is reaching fever pitch in the developed world, xenophobia is spreading, and governments everywhere are struggling to mobilize policies that will enable them to respond humanely and effectively to a rising human tide. How does Africa stand on migration?. | VIEWS ON MIGRATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Proceedings of an African Migration Alliance Workshop Edited by Catherine Cross Derik Gelderblom Niel Roux Jonathan Mafukidze Published by HSRC Press Private Bag X9182 Cape Town 8000 South Africa in association with Department of Social Development Private Bag X901 Pretoria 0001 South Africa 2006 Human Sciences Research Council and Department of Social Development South Africa First published 2006 The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and should not be considered to imply the views held by the Department of Social Development. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic mechanical or other means including photocopying and recording or in any information storage or retrieval system without permission in writing from the publishers. ISBN 0-7969-2165-2 Copy editing by Vaun Cornell Typeset by Jenny Wheeldon Cover design by Flame Design Print management by comPress Distributed in Africa by Blue Weaver PO Box 30370 Tokai Cape Town 7966 South Africa Tel 27 0 21 701 4477 Fax 27 0 21 701 7302 email orders@ Distributed in Europe and the United Kingdom by Eurospan Distribution Services EDS 3 Henrietta Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8LU United Kingdom Tel 44 0 20 7240 0856 Fax 44 0 20 7379 0609 email orders@ Distributed in North America by Independent Publishers Group IPG Order Department 814 North Franklin Street Chicago IL 60610 USA Call toll-free 800 888 4741 All other enquiries 1 312 337 0747 Fax 1 312 337 5985 email frontdesk@ Contents List of tables v List of figures vii Acknowledgements viii Acronyms and abbreviations x 1 Introduction 1 Catherine Cross and Elizabeth Omoluabi PART 1 CONTINENTAL OVERVIEWS 2 Leading issues in international migration in sub-Saharan Africa 25 Aderanti Adepoju 3