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ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) – The African Union (AU) on Monday launched a body primarily used to collect and analyze data on migration, called the African Migration Observatory.
The AU said that deficiencies and scarcity of data on migration have limited the ability of its member states to devise coherent migration policies.
The mechanism, which was launched in Rabat, Morocco, on Friday, facilitates the implementation of the Marrakesh Global Compact on Migration through data collection and the promotion of continental and international cooperation in the field of migration and migration. strengthening the contribution of migration to sustainable development. AU said in a statement.
The African Migration Observatory, as a body of the AU, aims to address the real and urgent need for Africa to generate knowledge and better understand the phenomenon of migration.
AU Commissioner for Social Affairs Amira Elfadil said that the African Migration Observatory becomes the first continental institution of its kind in Africa, and momentous because it marks the beginning of efforts to generate data that is balanced and relevant. for the needs of Africa. in the field of migration.
The informal nature of migratory movements, the porosity of borders, and the complexity of collecting data on human mobility at the continental level, from and to Africa, have made the management of migratory movements very difficult.
The mechanism is said to contribute to the improvement of the overall migration governance regime in Africa and serves as an African tool to address gaps in migration data on the continent and guide African countries in developing evidence-based migration policies.
Among other things, it will provide the continent with a centralized and unified source of migration data for future research, policy formulation and programming, and to improve the overall migration governance regime in Africa.
The observatory will aim to “harmonize the national strategies of African states and improve interactions with partners”, thereby addressing the collection and development of information on migration within Africa, policy regulation and its harmonization across Africa. and interaction with partners abroad.
It will also guide African countries in the development of efficient migration policies in the context of the AU Migration Policy Framework for Africa (MPFA). Final product
