Young Africans’ migration crisis: To re-risk or de-risk?

    Dr. Joachim Adenusi | Opinion | Jul 23, 2025    
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Every day, Africa's greatest asset — its young people — board boats, cross deserts, and risk everything for a future they believe cannot exist at home. Nearly 22,000 migrants have died or gone missing on the Central Mediterranean route since 2014, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

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