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Economic boost for Africa seen from millions of international migrants

A new U.N. report anticipates new economic benefits because more African migrants are moving within the continent than leaving it, and Africa also is a destination for migrants abroad.

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa's headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa's headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (AN/J. Heilprin)

GENEVA (AN) — African migration could trigger big new economic benefits for origin and destination countries, the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development reported.

UNCTAD’s 2018 Economic Development in Africa Report argues against what it calls the prevailing negative perceptions of African migration. It finds most African migrants move within the continent, which is also a destination for 5.5 million migrants from outside Africa.

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