Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans (Homo sapiens) migrating out of Africa interbred with Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) in the Middle East. As a consequence of this encounter ...

The first hypothesis proposes that a second migration out of Africa happened about 100,000 years ago, in which anatomically modern humans of African origin conquered the world by completely ...

European debates on immigration tend to examine only the effects of migrants on host countries. But in Africa, what happens to the countries and societies migrants ...

And about nine out of 10 migrants travel to Europe legally ... It's important to consider migration from Africa in a nuanced way, and not lump it together under the banner of "Lampedusa," she ...

The first theory, known as the 'Out of Africa' model, is that Homo sapiens developed first in Africa and then spread around the world between 100 and 200,000 years ago, superseding all other ...

"So this, too, is a big part of the migration debate in South Africa right now," Hawker added, pointing out that in whichever direction migration patterns may move, consequences will follow.

Professor Leonard Ngcongco, University of Botswana. One theory is that there were waves of migration, one moving through the east of Africa and another making its way through the centre of the ...

However, Loren Landau, a professor at the African Centre for Migration and Society at ... BMA’s mandate is to ensure people move out of South Africa quickly and when they are deported quickly ...

Startups that help Africans overseas send money home are rapidly expanding their businesses as remittances to sub-Saharan Africa scale new heights. Earlier this month, remittance firm LemFi raised ...

Though much of Africa’s urban growth is due to natural population increase and the reclassification of existing settlements, in-migration from rural to urban areas remains an important source of ...

African remittance startups are thriving as sub-Saharan Africa received a record $56 billion in remittances in 2024, marking the fourth consecutive year of growth. Companies like LemFi and Nala ...