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| Africa: 17 Million People Left Continent in 2017 - UN |
| 2018-06-02 |
| [All Africa] No fewer than 17 million Africans left the continent in 2017 in search of greener pastures, a new report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has said. The 'Economic Development in Africa' report also said 5.5 million people moved to Africa from other continents while some 19 million international "Overall, some 19 million international It said the large-scale migration of people within Africa tended to boost growth and lifted the continent's whole economy, urging the world to dispel misconceptions and "harmful narratives" targeting migration. The report also said cross-border movement offered "a chance for a better life, with the social and economic benefits extending to both source and destination countries, as well as future generations". Mukhisa Kituyi, the Secretary-General of (UNCTAD), said at the launching the report: "Our analysis shows this to be true for millions of African Kituyi added that public perception, "particularly as it relates to international African migration, is rife with misconceptions that have become part of a divisive ...politicians call things divisivewhen when the other side sez something they don't like. Their own statements are never divisive,they're principled... , misleading and harmful narrative." The report said remittances travelling back home from migrant workers both outside and inside Africa rose - on average - from 38.4 billion dollars between 2005 to 2007, to 64.9 billion dollars, during the two-year period up to the end of 2016. |
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