Series : The Root Causes of Migration For years, Morocco has mainly served as a transit country for migrants from sub-Saharan Africa seeking to reach Europe. But the situation is changing : more and more people are staying put, sometimes for long periods, or even permanently. This shift is transforming rural areas in particular, where the local workforce is dwindling and migrants are becoming essential to the agricultural economy. A picture of a Sub-Saharan migrant working i

Series : The Root Causes of Migration Chad is currently facing an alarming deterioration in food security. Projections for March to September show that several regions of the country are expected to remain in a state of acute food crisis, due to the combined effects of conflict, a massive influx of refugees and rising prices. A picture showing the severe situation in Chad, source : free picture from NRC (Norwegian Refugee Council) The alarm is raised by FEWS NET (Famine Ea

Series : The Root Causes of Migration Around 250 people are believed to have died or gone missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman Sea, according to the International Organisation for Migration. A picture showing migrants on a boat (Photo Creative Commons) The trawler, which had set sail from Teknaf in southern Bangladesh, was on its way to Malaysia when it sank on 9 April. According to the information available, stron