Many Gambians have a strong desire to travel internationally, and often risk their lives
embarking on the so-called 'back way'. But what of those with the strong desire but for whom …

Gambia, the smallest country on the African continent, is one of the largest contributors, per
capita, to irregular migrants in Europe. Aspirations to migrate are ingrained culturally, to the …

This chapter explores the local meaning of migration and experiences of immobility in a
Soninke village in the Kayes region of Mali. In the village of Kounda, migration has for …

The book is meant to shed new light on migratory processes pertinent to Sub-Saharan
Africa. It starts out from the position that contemporary migratory movements can only be …

The Gambian Soninke are a very diasporic group with a long history of international
migration to Africa, Europe and North America. Young men should ideally be the most …

This paper addresses the subject of immobility, an often-neglected dimension in migration
studies. It begins with a critical exploration of how the migration literature theorises non …

Kwaku 1 did not feel good, worried sick about how to provide for his family and secure their
future. At night, he would pretend to be sleeping, closing his eyes to avoid his wife worrying …

This paper explores the local meaning of migration and the experience of immobility
amongst young men of Soninke ethnicity in a village in the Kayes region of Mali. Soninke …

In Mali, there is a saying that,“Soninke have migration in their blood”. For generations, men
belonging to the ethnic group Soninke have left their families in search of profit that they …

People are on the move all across Africa. Approximately twenty million Africans have chosen
to leave home in search of better opportunities elsewhere, but even more must leave against …