Regional Migration Governance in the African Continent. Current state of affairs and the way forward (original) (raw)

This study has three objectives: a) to provide an overview over the current migration policies of the AU as well as of selected RECs, in particular the EAC, the ECOWAS and the SADC; b) to develop a set of criteria and recommendations to further develop and improve these policies and their implementation; c) to advise external actors, in particular the German government and the European Union (EU), as to how best support such policies. The study provides an in-depth analysis of existing migration policies and practices at the African continental level, as well as in three key regions: the EAC, ECOWAS and SADC. After contextualizing the issue of migration within the broad literature on regionalism, the paper discusses regional migration governance in Africa by focusing on legislations, policies and practices across the continent, with a particular focus on West, Eastern and Southern Africa. It then goes on to summarize the implications of the regional experiences for migration management in Africa. It concludes with a presentation of potential scenarios and policy recommendations for migration governance in Africa.