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Fragments of unity

Fragments of unity

This land was always ours: Queerness, colonial homophobia, and the forced migration of LGBTQ+ Africans

By Babatunde-Tribe Akande

Sep 4

woman in a library

woman in a library

Who speaks for forced migration? Epistemic justice and the politics of knowledge production

By Israa Elkhalil

Sep 1

A scene from Thaqira Muthaqaba (“Perforated Memory”), performed by Sudanese artists in Cairo in 2024, reflecting the fractured experience of displacement through movement and silence. Photo courtesy of Ramon Magdy.

A scene from Thaqira Muthaqaba (“Perforated Memory”), performed by Sudanese artists in Cairo in 2024, reflecting the fractured experience of displacement through movement and silence. Photo courtesy of Ramon Magdy.

After the stage falls: Reimagining Sudanese theatre in exile

By Khadiga Mustafa

Sep 1

Shadia smiles again after 11 surgeries through Restore Hope — pain-free and full of strength. Photo courtesy of SMAG

Shadia smiles again after 11 surgeries through Restore Hope — pain-free and full of strength. Photo courtesy of SMAG

From loss to lifeline: How a diaspora-led, women-run charity brings hope to Somalia’s conflict survivors

By Insof Libon

Nov 12, 2025

‘Where my story began — my little brother smiling by the water, surrounded by the life we hope to protect.’ (photo courtesy of the author).

‘Where my story began — my little brother smiling by the water, surrounded by the life we hope to protect.’ (photo courtesy of the author).

Growing roots in a changing climate

By Amira AwadAllah

Nov 12, 2025

Driving local change from afar: How Tunisia’s diaspora is empowering women and youth through enterprise

Driving local change from afar: How Tunisia’s diaspora is empowering women and youth through enterprise

Driving local change from afar: How Tunisia’s diaspora is empowering women and youth through enterprise

By Firas Oueslati and Sarah Baba

Nov 11, 2025

Mulki Diriye and her colleagues at Garowe General Hospital in Puntland

Mulki Diriye and her colleagues at Garowe General Hospital in Puntland

‘Somalia needs me, and I need Somalia too’: The impactful return of a diaspora specialist medicine nurse and ward leader

International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Somalia

Nov 10, 2025

Diaspora women driving youth leadership: The Sisters Keepers story

Diaspora women driving youth leadership: The Sisters Keepers story

Diaspora women driving youth leadership: The Sisters Keepers story

By Anita Nma

Nov 8, 2025

Shifting borders: The implications of EU migration externalisation in Tunisia

Shifting borders: The implications of EU migration externalisation in Tunisia

Shifting borders: The implications of EU migration externalisation in Tunisia

By Dania Yousfi

Jul 29, 2025

The camera is on: Sudanese migration and digital communities

The camera is on: Sudanese migration and digital communities

The camera is on: Sudanese migration and digital communities

By Abdallah Ounour

Jul 29, 2025

Co-producing knowledge with African migrants in the United Arab Emirates during the COVID-19 pandemic

Co-producing knowledge with African migrants in the United Arab Emirates during the COVID-19 pandemic

Co-producing knowledge with African migrants in the United Arab Emirates during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Jonathan Ngeh

Feb 21, 2025

Compounding Impacts: Refugees during and after Covid-19 – a survey of 6 African countries

Compounding Impacts: Refugees during and after Covid-19 – a survey of 6 African countries

Compounding Impacts: Refugees during and after Covid-19 – a survey of 6 African countries

By Alexander de Jager, Hannah Edler, Gato Ndabaramiye Joshua, Rose Jaji, Ulrike Krause, Khangelani Moyo, Kalyango R. Sebba, Nadine Segadlo a

Feb 21, 2025

From Quarantine to Deglobalisation

From Quarantine to Deglobalisation

From Quarantine to Deglobalisation

By Tabea Scharrer, Chinwe Beneditte Ogbonna, and Gerhild Perl

Feb 21, 2025

Deprived of childhood innocence: Multilayered xenophobia against Moroccan unaccompanied minors in Ceuta, Spain

Deprived of childhood innocence: Multilayered xenophobia against Moroccan unaccompanied minors in Ceuta, Spain

Deprived of childhood innocence: Multilayered xenophobia against Moroccan unaccompanied minors in Ceuta, Spain

By Bernardo López Marín and Gianmaria Lenti

Sep 1, 2024

‘When people sing together, our heartbeats align. We can literally use music to unite a group at a physiological, emotional and narrative level.’

‘When people sing together, our heartbeats align. We can literally use music to unite a group at a physiological, emotional and narrative level.’

‘When people sing together, our heartbeats align. We can literally use music to unite a group at a physiological, emotional and narrative level.’

By Charles Mbatsogo

Aug 31, 2024

Tackling irregular migration in a youth and civil society-led democratic change: Senegal’s new regime

Tackling irregular migration in a youth and civil society-led democratic change: Senegal’s new regime

Tackling irregular migration in a youth and civil society-led democratic change: Senegal’s new regime

By Jimmy Hendry Nzally

Aug 31, 2024

Resilience pathways: Using digital literacy for self-reliance among young women refugees in Kenya

Resilience pathways: Using digital literacy for self-reliance among young women refugees in Kenya

Resilience pathways: Using digital literacy for self-reliance among young women refugees in Kenya

By Shem Siteki

May 29, 2024

Superiority, unity, vulnerability: Racial dynamics of Chinese entrepreneurship in Ghana

Superiority, unity, vulnerability: Racial dynamics of Chinese entrepreneurship in Ghana

Superiority, unity, vulnerability: Racial dynamics of Chinese entrepreneurship in Ghana

By Yuanwei Zong

May 29, 2024

Globalisation and the shadow of xenophobia: The plight of migrants in a connected world

Globalisation and the shadow of xenophobia: The plight of migrants in a connected world

Globalisation and the shadow of xenophobia: The plight of migrants in a connected world

By Akansha Chand

May 26, 2024

“Rich but Vulnerable”: Chinese migrants meet street-level bureaucrats in the DRC

“Rich but Vulnerable”: Chinese migrants meet street-level bureaucrats in the DRC

“Rich but Vulnerable”: Chinese migrants meet street-level bureaucrats in the DRC

By Cai Chen

Nov 12, 2023

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