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Arzouma’s successful return story

Arzouma returned from Algeria four years ago.

Region and Country
UgandaEthiopiaEritreaDjiboutiKenyaSudanTanzaniaSomaliaSouth SudanLibyaGuinéeGhanaCôte d'IvoireSenegalTchadThe GambiaMaliMauritanieBurkina FasoCamerounNigeriaNiger
Thematic
Improved migration management
Partner
International Organization for MigrationUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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EU-IOM Joint Initiative marks five years of supporting migrants and their communities across Africa

15 December 2021— Daouda is one of the 166 Nigerien migrants who returned from Tripoli to Niamey on a charter flight organised by the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration in February 2020.

Region and Country
UgandaEthiopiaEritreaDjiboutiKenyaSudanTanzaniaSomaliaSouth SudanLibyaGuinéeGhanaCôte d'IvoireSenegalTchadThe GambiaMaliMauritanieBurkina FasoCamerounNigeriaNiger
Thematic
Improved migration management
Partner
International Organization for Migration
  • News article

Habi’s return and reintegration story

Habi thought that she could easily earn money working as a maid in Libya and come back to Nigeria to take care of her children with some savings.

Region and Country
UgandaEthiopiaEritreaDjiboutiKenyaSudanTanzaniaSomaliaSouth SudanGuinéeGhanaCôte d'IvoireSenegalTchadThe GambiaMaliMauritanieBurkina FasoCamerounNigeriaNiger
Thematic
Improved migration management
Partner
International Organization for MigrationUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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EUTF Success stories: Faustina

Faustina decided to leave Ghana for Libya to look for greener pastures.

Region and Country
UgandaEthiopiaEritreaDjiboutiKenyaSudanTanzaniaSomaliaSouth SudanLibyaGuinéeGhanaCôte d'IvoireSenegalTchadThe GambiaMaliMauritanieBurkina FasoCamerounNigeriaNiger
Thematic
Improved migration management
Partner
International Organization for MigrationUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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Playground – Empowering young people in Ghana to build their dreams

On 2 July 2021, in Jamestown, Accra, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Delegation of the European Union to Ghana, theSports for Education and Economic Development (SEED) Projectand DUNK Grassroots, together with some 200 youth, inaugurated...

Region and Country
UgandaEthiopiaEritreaDjiboutiKenyaSudanTanzaniaSomaliaSouth SudanLibyaGuinéeGhanaCôte d'IvoireSenegalTchadThe GambiaMaliMauritanieBurkina FasoCamerounNigeriaNiger
Thematic
Improved migration management
Partner
International Organization for Migration
  • News article

Son rêve devenu cauchemar en Libye, Zouberou reconstruit au Cameroun et se relance dans la couture

Zouberou a 34 ans et il est parti du Cameroun en 2014 en laissant sa femme et ses deux filles en quête d’une vie meilleure.

Region and Country
UgandaEthiopiaEritreaDjiboutiKenyaSudanTanzaniaSouth SudanLibyaGuinéeGhanaCôte d'IvoireSenegalTchadThe GambiaMaliMauritanieBurkina FasoCamerounNigeriaNiger
Thematic
Improved migration management
Partner
International Organization for Migration
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Roads to peace: EU supports reconnecting Eritrea and Ethiopia

Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica is visiting Eritrea today, where he launches an initial €20 million project to rebuild the road connection between the Ethiopian border and Eritrean ports.

Region and Country
Eritrea
Thematic
Greater economic and employment opportunities
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Voluntary Humanitarian Returns from Libya Continue as Reintegration Efforts Step Up

IOM, the UN Migration Agency, announced on 13/03 that it has assisted 10,171 migrants to return home safely from Libya with support from the European Union, African Union, and the Libyan Government since the scale up of Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) from the country started on 28 November last...

Region and Country
EthiopiaEritreaDjiboutiKenyaSudanSomaliaSouth SudanTunisiaMoroccoLibyaEgyptAlgeriaGuinéeGhanaCôte d'IvoireSenegalTchadThe GambiaMaliMauritanieBurkina FasoCamerounNigeriaNiger
Thematic
Improved migration management
Partner
International Organization for Migration
  • News article

Delivering on commitments: new programmes to protect migrants and support return and reintegration in Africa worth €150 million adopted

The European Union is adopting today three new programmes worth over €150 million under the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, directly following up on the commitments made by the Joint African Union – European Union – United Nations Task Force to address the migrant situation in Libya...

Region and Country
UgandaEthiopiaEritreaDjiboutiKenyaSudanTanzaniaSomaliaSouth SudanLibyaGuinéeGhanaCôte d'IvoireSenegalTchadThe GambiaMaliMauritanieBurkina FasoCamerounNigeriaNiger
Thematic
Improved migration management