Welcome to the African Center for the Study and Research on Migration (ACSRM)

African Centre for the Study and Research on Migration

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ABOUT US

The African Centre for the Study and Research on Migration is an African Union-specialized technical agency devoted to strengthening research, studies, and analysis of all aspects of Africa’s Migration. The African Union – African Centre for the Study and Research on Migration (ACSRM) aims to strengthen the overall migration governance regime in Africa, and more specifically, to enhance knowledge base on Migration and mobility in Africa, and to contribute to well-evidence and well-informed policies and interventions on Migration in the African continent.

The African Centre for the Study and Research on Migration aims to enhance knowledge production and dissemination about Africa’s Migration and the visibility of African migration scholars at the national, regional, continental, and global/international levels through the launching of a peer-reviewed journal on African Migration and mobility and the production and dissemination of periodic reports on ‘ ‘African’s migration patterns and trends and migration governance in Africa.

THEMATIC AREAS

Migration, Culture, and Language

The ACSRM aims to provide a better understanding of the role of culture in the migration process. In many societies, migration is culturally and socially

International Migration of Sportsmen and Sportswomen

The international migration of African athletes is driven by various economic, social, political, and professional motives. The search for better living conditions and remuneration, enhanced

Migration and Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT)

ICT is increasingly used as a source of information for would-be-migrants to fulfill their intention to cross borders. In international and internal migration, migrants use

FUNDING

The African Centre for the Study and Research on Migration is funded by the budget of the African Union. Per the status establishing the African Centre for the Study and Research on Migration:

Do you know that

26.5M

Is the total international migrant stock of the sub-Saharan African region in 2019
(Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2020)

63%

Intra-African migration represents a dominant trend in African migration, with Sub-Saharan Africa having the second largest share of intra-regional migration worldwide
(Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2020).

About ACSRM

African Migration Policy Briefs

African Migration Monthly News

African Migration Journal