Paper short abstract:

This presentation analyses the consequences of the new political agenda on migration and development in Sub-Saharan Africa on the practices and roles of the actors involved.

Paper long abstract:

Several programs have been put in place these last years in Sub-Saharan Africa with the aim to channel migrants' actions and particularly savings towards the development of their origin countries. This presentation analyses the consequences of the new political agenda on migration and development on the practices and roles of the actors involved.

3 main questions are being addressed in this paper :

Who funds migration and development projects in West Africa?

Who gets the funding?

What kinds of activities are being developed in order to promote the link between migration and development?

This research relies on the analysis of reports and documents as well as a qualitative survey conducted in France, Mali and Senegal in 2012 (50 interviews have been conducted amongst different institutions: governmental institutions; international organisations; non governmental organisations; migrants' associations.