Africa's integration agenda depends on immigration systems that work together. This conference brings ministries of home affairs, security agencies, regional economic communities, border technology leaders, civil society and international bodies together to move from shared vision to practical harmonisation.
Day 1 sets out the vision, policy frameworks and legal harmonisation: the AU Free Movement Protocol, the Migration Policy Framework for Africa, the role of the regional economic communities and the tension between continental ambition and national sovereignty.
Day 2 confronts the challenges and the solutions: border securitisation, institutional capacity, economic disparities and regional hubs, and lessons from the Africa-EU Migration, Mobility and Employment partnership. Day 3 turns to partnerships, people and the future of mobility, from addressing xenophobia and empowering vulnerable populations to using the AfCFTA framework to fast-track free movement.
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