Paper short abstract:

Internal or international migration has always been one of the forces driving the growth of inequality across various socioeconomic characteristic profiles of migrants in both home and host countries across Africa.

Paper long abstract:

In Africa, internal migrants are much more numerous than international migrants with a higher share of South-South migration as compared to the share of migrants moving from the South to the North. Different types of migration exist and each requires different types of policy intervention to address market and regulatory failures. Internal and international migration are characterised by various drivers (economic vs. forced migration), their duration (temporary vs. permanent), their standpoint vis-a-vis the law (regular vs. irregular), the geography of the flow and the migrants' basic characteristics (gender, age and skills). Employment opportunities in the home and host countries are basically affected by the various migrant profiles. It is observed today that large disparities exist in the distribution of jobs across countries and regions. It is believed that the most lucrative jobs exist in large cities in the North while mostly menial jobs exist in the rural areas. This study sought to increase understanding on the drivers of inequalities amongst migrants in securing employment while specifically providing answers to the following questions: what are the effects of force migration on migrants' employment? What modalities were in place to reduce conflicts migration? What measures were in place to improve migrants' welfare with respect to natural disaster? What modalities are in place to ensure political stability