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Examine the historical, political, and economic dimensions of forced migration across Africa and evaluate policies that promote regional mobility and integration.

August 20, 2026Open Access

Africa's Migration: Redrawing Borders and Building Unity

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IKImmanuel Mwendwa KiiluStrathmore University GMGuy N'nahano MuhanziStrathmore University

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Policy analysis uncovers structural impacts of displacement across African states, highlighting the need to leverage cross-border mobility for regional economic and political integration.

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Examine the historical, political, and economic dimensions of forced migration across Africa and evaluate policies that promote regional mobility and integration.
Conducted historical and legal policy analyses focusing on precolonial mobility systems, colonial borders, and postcolonial state formation.
Evaluated continental integration mechanisms, specifically the African Union's Protocol on the Free Movement of Persons.
Synthesized qualitative case studies examining displacement dynamics in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Kenya.
Forced displacement fundamentally alters governance, national identities, and socio-economic structures across borders rather than functioning solely as an isolated humanitarian emergency.
Shifting state policy from restrictive border enforcement to structured mobility frameworks enhances regional cohesion, economic innovation, and resilience.

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Kiilu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86b5da8a91293e6a1cd655 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21999742

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Policy analysis uncovers structural impacts of displacement across African states, highlighting the need to leverage cross-border mobility for regional economic and political integration.

Africa's Migration: Redrawing Borders and Building Unity

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Africa's Migration: Redrawing Borders and Building Unity

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