EUROPE/SPAIN - Caritas Spain: despite alarmism, Europe appears to be compromised in a limited way in African emigrationemigration Wednesday, 26 May 2021FacebookMadrid (Agenzia Fides) - Africa Day celebrated yesterday gave Caritas Spain an opportunity, after the latest events related to African migrants in Ceuta and Melilla, to reflect on the migratory situation on this continent. The note sent to Fides by Caritas Spain indicates that the roots of the serious human mobility problems that the entire African continent must face affect Europe in a very limited way, despite alarmism at the borders and in public opinion. According to data from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the African Union (AU), of the 258 million migrants in the world, 36 million (14%) were born in Africa. 53% of African migration occurs within the continent, 26% move to Europe, 11% to Asia, another 8% to North America and 1% to Oceania. The note analyzes the situations that push many African migrants to move.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 26, 2021 11:37 UTC