Voting with their feet? Why young Africans are choosing migration over the ballot box
The absence of a level playing field in their home country is driving many Africans to migrate Image: REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye
Richard Danziger
Regional Director, West and Central Africa, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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