THE AFRICAN UNION, MIGRATION AND INTEGRATION: LEGAL FOUNDATION, THE MIGRATION POLICY FRAMEWORK AND CHALLENGES AND POTENTIAL SHORTCOMINGS

Author: Atsede Geta Belete

ABSTRACT

The African Union is a regional organisation established and mandated to accelerate African regional integration. However, migration remains one of the challenges for African regional integration. African states have been experiencing a high number of migrations, making it worth looking for a solution.

The African Union has a migration policy framework, but the problem persists. This paper reviews the AU’s migration policy framework and its challenges and provides insights into ways to enhance its implementation. To this end, the author reviewed different conventions adopted by the AU and secondary data.

Keywords: African Union, Regional Integration, Migration, Migration policy framework

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