Impact

The political mobilisation and transnational solidarity team, based at the University of Ghana and University of Cape Town, worked in partnership with the Migration Advocacy Centre Ghana (MAC) to build solidarity with migrants and local communities. Organising several community dialogue sessions and events in Accra, brought migrant communities, organisations that support migrants as well as the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), an organisation which has organised anti-immigrant campaigns. During the meetings, the expulsion of Ghanaians from Nigeria in 1983, also known as “Ghana Must Go”, emerged as a justification for anti-migrant sentiments. However this narrative simplifies the history of migration between the two countries dating back to the expulsion of Nigerians from Ghana in 1954. To counter these anti-migrant narratives, the team undertook a series of public engagement activities to challenge dominant narratives and build solidarity.

MIDEQ Hub in Côte d'Ivoire IGDP, has garnered media attention for its efforts to identify and combat various forms of inequalities faced by Burkinabè nationals living in Côte d'Ivoire. Through research and outreach, the Hub has shed light on the issue of unregistered births, which poses challenges for migrants and their children in accessing state resources and recognition as citizens.