Worlds apart? The dynamics of Africa-EU migration, By Adeoye O. Akinola

The meeting offered a platform for rethinking migration governance in Europe and argued for the depoliticisation and desecuritisation of migration, and implementation of sustainable policy templates that would address the voices of African migrants. Realistically, border policing does not necessarily reduce migration. It is important to humanise migration policy and partner to build a more developed Africa, through support in human capacity building and other needs as determined by Africans.

Between January and March this year, about 441 African migrants died in the Central Mediterranean Sea, while attempting to cross into Europe. Around the same period in 2017, migrants numbering 750 lost their lives in the illegal pathway. Since 2014, more than 20,700 Africans have either died or gone missing in their bid to make it to Europe. Despite the ‘efforts’ of both African and European actors to address the push factors of migration,…