The East African
Saturday December 12 2020
African Migration Report says over 26 million international migrants are on the move across the continent. ILLUSTRATION | JOHN NYAGA
Summary
By matching the labour market’s demand with supply, migration is making important contributions to the economies of both migrant source countries and destination, changing lives by increasing productivity and facilitating trade and investment.
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Migration holds untold advantages for East and Horn of Africa. It is a catalyst for and lies at the heart of development ambitions across the region, that could unleash social, economic, and political transformative change. But to fully harness its power requires regional co-operation and well-governed migration policies.