Young Africans’ migration crisis: To re-risk or de-risk?

Dr. Joachim Adenusi

Every day, Africa’s greatest asset — its young people — board boats, cross deserts, and risk everything for a future they believe cannot exist at home. Nearly 22,000 migrants have died or gone missing on the Central Mediterranean route since 2014, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

This is not just migration; this is a haemorrhaging of hope, talent, and the continent’s tomorrow. As global powers quietly benefit from Africa’s educa

Young Africans’ migration crisis: To re-risk or de-risk?

Dr. Joachim Adenusi

Every day, Africa’s greatest asset — its young people — board boats, cross deserts, and risk everything for a future they believe cannot exist at home. Nearly 22,000 migrants have died or gone missing on the Central Mediterranean route since 2014, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

This is not just migration; this is a haemorrhaging of hope, talent, and the continent’s tomorrow. As global powers quietly benefit from Africa’s educa