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Changing Configurations of Migration in Africa
Aderanti Adepoju of the Human Resources Development Centre in Lagos provides an overview of Africa's dynamic migration flows, examining trends ranging from feminization to diversification.

Liberia: The Challenges of Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Beverlee Bruce of the Social Science Research Council provides a field-based look at Liberia's post-conflict reconstruction.
International Migration in Africa
Hania Zlotnik of the UN Population Division focuses on the challenges of analyzing data on migration in Africa.
The African Foreign Born in the US
MPI Senior Demographer Elizabeth Grieco takes a detailed look at the population of African foreign born in the United States.
Source Spotlights are often updated as new data become available. Please click here to find the most recent version of this Spotlight.
Darfur: Beyond the Brink of Disaster
MPI Associate Policy Analyst Erin Patrick maps out the latest developments in the evolving refugee crisis in and around Sudan's Darfur region.
Click here for comparative migration statistics for regions and countries in Africa from newly released UN data.
West Africa's Refugee Crisis Spills Across Many Borders

War in Liberia Highlights Health Threats to Refugees

Educating Refugees in Countries of First Asylum: The Case of Uganda

Fostering Cooperation Between Source and Destination Countries

Human Trafficking: The Need for Better Data

Local Integration: The Forgotten Solution

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African migration increasingly has global implications. This special issue of The Source addresses some key aspects of this movement as it relates to security, development, humanitarian dilemmas, and other overarching issues. Click here for more from Managing Editor Kim Hamilton.

Botswana
Botswana has evolved into a migrant receiving country, according to Kate Lefko-Everett of the Southern Africa Migration Project.

Lesotho
Jim Cobbe of Florida State University explains how Lesotho's ties to South Africa are expressed in large-scale migration.

Mali
Sally E. Findley of Columbia University examines Malians' age-old solution to their economic difficulties: migration.

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MPI's Betsy Cooper and Deborah Meyers look at the most recent developments affecting US migration policy, including the Department of Homeland Security's latest strategies for US borders. Full Story
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