No fewer than 17 million Africans left the continent in 2017 in search of greener pastures, a new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development has said. The ‘Economic Development in Africa’ report also said 5.5 million people moved to Africa from other continents while some 19 million international migrants moved within Africa. “Overall, some 19 million international migrants moved within Africa, and 17 million Africans left the continent during last year. The continent was also the destination for about 5.5 million people from outside,” the report found. According to the report, therefore, remittances accounted for over half of the capital flows within the continent.

Source: Punch June 01, 2018 19:18 UTC